erenow
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Etymology
Univerbation of ere + now.
Adverb
erenow (not comparable)
- (archaic) Before now; prior to this point in time.
- 1669, John Dryden, The Conquest of Granada:
- Ah, gentle soldiers, some short time allow; My father has repented him erenow.
- 1715, George Cheyne, Philosophical Principles of Natural Religion, 2nd edition, page 170:
- […] wherefore, had the World Eternally been, this Science had been brought to its utmost Perfection long 'ere now[sic].
Synonyms
- as yet, so far, thus far, to date; see also Thesaurus:hitherto
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