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thitherto

thitherto adverb: thereto, to that point.

Adverb

thitherto (comparative more thitherto, superlative most thitherto)

  1. (archaic) thereto, to that point
    • Ay but to mortals the day of death is certain never, […] the Days, with good thitherto unfailing; […]1874, Ernest Myers, transl., The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Olympian Ode II, page 8

Forms of thitherto

comparativemore thitherto
superlativemost thitherto

Origin of thitherto

From thither + to.

Questions about thitherto

What does thitherto mean?
Thitherto means thereto, to that point.
What part of speech is thitherto?
Thitherto is an adverb.

Words near thitherto in the dictionary

  1. thiswise
  2. thither
  3. thither-ward
  4. thithermost
  5. thitherside
  6. thitherto
  7. thitherward
  8. thitherwards
  9. thitka
  10. thitsee
  11. thitsi

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