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thitherto

[ thith-er-too, thith-, thith-er-too, thith- ]

adverb

  1. up to that time; until then.


thitherto

/ ˌðɪðəˈtuː; ˈðɪðəˌtuː /

adverb

  1. obsolete.
    until that time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thitherto1

First recorded in 1400–50, thitherto is from late Middle English thidir to. See thither, to
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Example Sentences

Thitherto he had been able to devote a large portion of the time not given to official duties to his friend.

Six years later the 2d was to receive the much-desired number which had thitherto belonged to the 1st.

Josiah had to stand the hectoring and nagging that thitherto had been distributed among many.

At various times and places thitherto men had experimented with sugar growing and manufacture, with varying degrees of success.

Money, now become necessary, created thitherto unknown forms of indebtedness.

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