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un⋅to

  [uhn-too; unstressed uhn-tuh]
Use unto in a Sentence
–preposition
1. to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
2. until; till.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME, equiv. to un(till) until + to to
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un·to   (ŭn'tōō)   
prep.  

  1. To.

  2. Until: a fast unto death.

  3. By: a place unto itself, quite unlike its surroundings.


[Middle English : un-, up to; see until + to, to; see to.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

unto

see do unto others; law unto oneself.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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