| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hith·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h th  r |
| ADVERB: | To or toward this place: Come hither. | | ADJECTIVE: | Located on the near side. | | IDIOM: | hither and thither (or yon) In or to many places; here and there: looked hither and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English hider. See ko- in Appendix I.
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