hitherto
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ərˌtu adverb
1.
up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
2.
to here.
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| —adv | |
| 1. | until this time: hitherto, there have been no problems |
| 2. | archaic to this place or point |
| —adj | |
| 3. | until this time: a hitherto unoccupied house |
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Hitherto
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example sentences
The arts, hitherto a privilege reserved for the aristocracy, were now available to the less privileged.
The spectre of state failure is haunting hitherto calm locations too.
It is clear that the chemotactic behaviour of Paramecium is less simple than was hitherto thought.
The phenomenon has not, though, hitherto been subject to scientific investigation.
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