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Meaning of thence in English
Pronunciation
/ðɛns/
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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.
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.
(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 »