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May 26, 2012
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hith•er



Pronunciation: (hi&thslash;'ur), [key]
—adv.
1. to or toward this place: to come hither.
2. hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there: They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain.
3. hither and yon, from here to over there, esp. to a farther place; in or to a great many places: He looked hither and yon for the coin. She went hither and yon in search of an answer.

—adj.
being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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