theretofore

theretofore
/dhair'teuh fawr", -fohr"/, adv.
before or until that time.
[1300-50; ME ther tofore. See THERE, HERETOFORE]

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  • theretofore — [ther΄tə fôr′, ther′tə fôr΄] adv. up to then; until that time; before that …   English World dictionary

  • theretofore — adverb Date: 14th century up to that time < a theretofore unknown author > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • theretofore — adverb archaic or formal before that time …   English new terms dictionary

  • theretofore — there·to·fore …   English syllables

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