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until definition

un·til (un til′)

  1. up to the time of; till (a specified time or occurrence) until payday
  2. before (a specified time or occurrence): used with a negative not until tomorrow
  3. Scot. to or toward

Etymology: ME untill < un- (see unto) + till, to, till

conjunction

  1. up to the time when or that until you leave
  2. to the point, degree, or place that heat the water until it boils
  3. before: used with a negative not until he tells you

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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