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heretofore definition

here·to·fore (hir′to̵̅o̅ fôr′, hir′to̵̅o̅ fôr′; -tə-)

adverb

up until now; until the present; before this

Etymology: ME her (see here) + toforen, before < OE toforan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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