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theretofore

[ thair-tuh-fawr, -fohr ]

adverb

  1. before or until that time.


theretofore

/ ˌðɛəʊˈɔː /

adverb

  1. formal.
    before that time; previous to that
“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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Origin of theretofore1

First recorded in 1300–50, theretofore is from Middle English ther tofore. See there, heretofore
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My confidence had reached a height theretofore unseen.

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It was the Japanese idea that objects — vases, dishware, vanity boxes and other items theretofore considered strictly utilitarian — were themselves art.

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What I got instead was a demented funhouse fantasia of fear, real fear, the kind of immediate visually – sourced fear completely alien to a child theretofore frightened only by the figments of his own imagination.

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“I Dream of Jeannie” did not dazzle with its dopey jokes; the draw was fantasy and the thrill of theretofore unseen visual effects.

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If nothing else, the results of the past three years, which follow several other failed attempts to turnaround the business theretofore, should demonstrate to you that turning around this business is extremely difficult.

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