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SYLLABICATION:un·til
PRONUNCIATION:  n-tl
PREPOSITION:1. Up to the time of: We danced until dawn. 2. Before (a specified time): She can't leave until Friday. 3. Scots Unto; to.
CONJUNCTION:1. Up to the time that: We walked until it got dark. 2. Before: You cannot leave until your work is finished. 3. To the point or extent that: I talked until I was hoarse. See Usage Note at till2.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English : un-, up to (from Old Norse und; see ant- in Appendix I) + til, till; see till2.
 
 
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