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Latin
Etymology
hāc (“on this side”) + tenus (“unto”, “as far as”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
hāctenus (not comparable)
- thus far, so far, as far as this.
- to this point (but no further).
- (figuratively) thus far, hitherto, to this moment, until now.
- (figuratively) to this extent, so far
- so much for.
References
- “hactenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “hactenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- hactenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- so much for this subject...; enough has been said on..: atque or sed haec (quidem) hactenus