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wheretofore

wheretofore adverb: up to which point; until which time.

Adverb

wheretofore (not comparable)

  1. (formal) Up to which point; until which time.
  2. (formal, rare) Synonym of whithertofore.
    Synonyms:
    whithertofore

Synonyms of wheretofore

Origin of wheretofore

From where + tofore, after earlier heretofore and theretofore.

Questions about wheretofore

What does wheretofore mean?
Wheretofore means up to which point; until which time.
What part of speech is wheretofore?
Wheretofore is an adverb.

Words near wheretofore in the dictionary

  1. wheresomever
  2. wherethan
  3. wherethrough
  4. whereto
  5. wheretoever
  6. wheretofore
  7. wheretosoever
  8. wheretoward
  9. wheretowards
  10. whereunder
  11. whereuntil

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