thitherto

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Etymology

From thither +‎ to.

Adverb

thitherto (comparative more thitherto, superlative most thitherto)

  1. (archaic) thereto, to that point
    • 1874, Ernest Myers, transl., The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Olympian Ode II, page 8:
      Ay but to mortals the day of death is certain never, [] the Days, with good thitherto unfailing; []

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