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Added 10 October 2026

thither

/ˈðɪðə/ adverb

In Latin: illūc, eodem Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about thither at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To or toward that place; away from the speaker.
go there around noon!

Origin

From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.

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