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HITHERTO
Etymology
Adverb
hitherto (not comparable)
(formal, also legal) Up to this or that time.
Synonyms: up to now, heretofore, Thesaurus:hitherto
Antonyms: from now on, henceforth, Thesaurus:henceforth
Source: Wiktionary
Hith"er*to`, adv.
1. To this place; to a prescribed limit. Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. Job xxxviii. 11.
2. Up to this time; as yet; until now. The Lord hath blessed me hitherto. Josh. xvii. 14.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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