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Meaning of thence in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ðɛns/

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  1. Adverb

    thence

    Etymology

    Middle English thennes, from earlier thenne (from Old Englishthanon, of West Germanic origin) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)

    Definitions

    1. from that place or from there

    Examples

    • « proceeded thence directly to college »
    • « flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow »
    • « roads that lead therefrom »
  2. 2. from that circumstance or source

    Examples

    • « atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible- W.V.Quine »
    • « a natural conclusion follows thence »
    • « public interest and a policy deriving therefrom »
    • « typhus fever results therefrom »
  3. 3. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

    Examples

    • « therefore X must be true »
    • « the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory »
    • « we were young and thence optimistic »
    • « it is late and thus we must go »
    • « the witness is biased and »

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