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1. (adv.) thence
from that place:
I went to Paris and thence to Rome.
2. thence
from that time; thenceforth.
3. thence
from that source.
4. thence
from that fact or reason; therefore.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME thennes=thenne thence) +-es -s1)
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1. (adverb) thence, therefrom
from that place or from there
"proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
2. (adverb) thence, therefrom, thereof
from that circumstance or source
"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. (adverb) therefore, hence, thence, thus, so
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
"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 so cannot be trusted"
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1. (adverb) thence
from that place
2. (adverb) thence
from that time; thenceforth; thereafter
3. (adverb) thence
for that reason; therefore
4. (adverb) thence
not there; elsewhere; absent
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