thitherto
up to that time; until then.
Origin of thitherto
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How to use thitherto in a sentence
thitherto he had been able to devote a large portion of the time not given to official duties to his friend.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerSix years later the 2d was to receive the much-desired number which had thitherto belonged to the 1st.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace | Frederick Morse CutlerJosiah had to stand the hectoring and nagging that thitherto had been distributed among many.
The Turtles of Tasman | Jack LondonAt various times and places thitherto men had experimented with sugar growing and manufacture, with varying degrees of success.
The History of Cuba, vol. 1 | Willis Fletcher JohnsonMoney, now become necessary, created thitherto unknown forms of indebtedness.
Woman under socialism | August Bebel
British Dictionary definitions for thitherto
/ (ˌðɪðəˈtuː, ˈðɪðəˌtuː) /
obsolete, or formal until that time
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