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heretofore

[heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr] Example Sentences

here·to·fore

[heer-tuh-fawr, -fohr]
adverb
before this time; until now.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here here + toforn, Old English tōforan ( to + foran before; see fore1)
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Heretofore is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example Sentences
  • As much as anything, this book is a search for adequate descriptions of things heretofore unnamed and unknown.
  • What heretofore was merely private gossip, limited to small networks of individuals, is now published for all.
  • We go to extreme lengths to seek out places heretofore untrod, to seek and find our next novel species.
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heretofore (ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː)
 
adv
1.  formal until now; before this time
 
adj
2.  obsolete previous; former
 
n
3.  archaic the heretofore the past

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