Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Up to the present time; before this; previously.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Before this time; formerly; up to this time.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb formal Prior to now, until now, up to the
present time; from theorigin to this point.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Severin's 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer is exquisite, adding considerable lustre to a title heretofore known in this country only through dupey, unsubtitled, bootleg tapes.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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Severin's 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer is exquisite, adding considerable lustre to a title heretofore known in this country only through dupey, unsubtitled, bootleg tapes.
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"The traversers" [4] were in everybody's mouth -- a term heretofore confined to law courts, and lawyers 'rooms.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys Anthony Trollope 1848
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She seems nice enough and she's attractive, but her claim to fame heretofore is her role as Lil 'Wayne's baby mama.
Small wonder 2009
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She seems nice enough and she's attractive, but her claim to fame heretofore is her role as Lil 'Wayne's baby mama.
fourfour: 2009
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The announcement this week that Owen Wilson is about to become a first-time dad by girlfriend Jade Duell -- a name heretofore unknown to the celebrity-media industrial complex -- set off a flurry of fruitless Googling across the country.
Owen Wilson's babymama Jade Duell is a Beltway girl with an intriguing federal government past The Reliable Source 2011
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The watchword heretofore on the "Yankee," as on every one of Uncle Sam's ships, had been "Remember the Maine."
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Russell Doubleday 1910
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Summer Students of occupying the Dormitories of the University be hereafter limited to the Dormitories, A.B. C. & D. of Dawson's Row and the Dormitories on Carr's Hill, from the 15th of July to the 15th of September, upon the terms heretofore prescribed for the Dormitories generally.
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Resolved that Professors Davis & Cabell be authorized to continue the employment of Mr Scharf, as artist upon the terms heretofore allowed until the further order of the Board.
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Observe, The goodness of God in converting and saving sinners heretofore is a proper encouragement to others in after-time to hope in his grace and mercy, and to apply themselves to these.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation) 1721
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