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单词 thitherto
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thitherto

[ thith-er-too, thith-, thith-er-too, thith- ]
/ ˌθɪð ərˈtu, ˌðɪð-, ˈθɪð ərˌtu, ˈðɪð- /

adverb

up to that time; until then.

Origin of thitherto

First recorded in 1400–50, thitherto is from late Middle English thidir to. See thither, to

Words nearby thitherto

thistledown, thistle tube, thistly, this-worldliness, thither, thitherto, thixolabile, thixotropic, thixotropy, Thjalfi, Thjazi
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Example sentences from the Web for thitherto

  • 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 Thayer
  • Josiah had to stand the hectoring and nagging that thitherto had been distributed among many.

    The Turtles of Tasman|Jack London
  • Six 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 Cutler

British Dictionary definitions for thitherto

thitherto
/ (ˌðɪðəˈtuː, ˈðɪðəˌtuː) /

adverb

obsolete, or formal until that time
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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