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Some may even be in the public domain and therefore available from multiple companies to package creatively, although publishers, along with authors and their estates, support long terms of copyright, and further extensions thereof, because this protects the value of the backlist.—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026 Another tough one, all having to do with writer friends and boundaries (or the lack thereof).—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.—AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The price bump is tied to the world’s access to the Strait of Hormuz, or the lack thereof.—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thereof
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of thereof was
before the 12th century