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thentofore

thentofore adverb: theretofore; before that.

Adverb

thentofore (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Theretofore; before that.
    • This was a shed in Covent Garden Market, thentofore dignified by the title of ‘Carpenter's Coffee House’ […] .1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 49

Questions about thentofore

What does thentofore mean?
Thentofore means theretofore; before that.
What part of speech is thentofore?
Thentofore is an adverb.

Words near thentofore in the dictionary

  1. thenness
  2. thenoyltrifluoroacetonate
  3. thenoyltrifluoroacetone
  4. thenoyltrifluoroacetones
  5. Thens
  6. thentofore
  7. thenyldiamine
  8. theo
  9. theo-
  10. Theo.
  11. theobabble

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