heretofore
Use Heretofore in a sentence
təˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr adverb
before this time; until now.
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| —adv | |
| 1. | formal until now; before this time |
| —adj | |
| 2. | obsolete previous; former |
| —n | |
| 3. | archaic the heretofore the past |
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Heretofore
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
But at the same time the firm has demonstrated a heretofore hidden tendency to put its foot in it.
But compared with their heretofore hypothetical cousin the sterile neutrino, ordinary neutrinos are veritable firecrackers.
Instructions as heretofore stated may be added before the vote is taken on the motion to commit, or they may be given afterwards.
The method used heretofore has been the commission, as those for designating military bases for closure.
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