dorénavant

French

Etymology

Univerbation of Old French d'ore en avant (“from now to the future”); cognate with Portuguese doravante.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔ.ʁe.na.vɑ̃/
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Adverb

dorénavant

henceforth, from now on, from this day forward
Synonyms: désormais, à partir de maintenant, à l’avenir

Antonym: auparavant

Usage notes

à partir de dorénavant is a pleonasm.

Further reading

“dorénavant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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