C2adverbformalacademichistory
US/ˌhɪð.ərˈtuː/
UK/ˌhɪð.əˈtuː/
until now, or until the time being discussed
In context
The study reveals a hitherto unknown link between diet and memory.
Online courses opened higher education to groups hitherto excluded from it.
The letters shed light on a hitherto neglected period of the writer's life.
Words that go with hitherto
adverb + adjective
- hitherto unknownDivers found a hitherto unknown species of coral.
- hitherto unpublishedThe book includes several hitherto unpublished poems.
- hitherto unexploredHer research opens up a hitherto unexplored area of linguistics.
- hitherto neglectedThe exhibition celebrates hitherto neglected women artists.
- hitherto unseenThe archive contains hitherto unseen photographs of the war.