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Adverb: heretofore  ,heer-tu'for
  1. Used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
    "This technology has not heretofore been available to the public";
    - so far, thus far, up to now, hitherto, as yet, yet, till now, until now