Definitions for thence
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thence, therefromadverb

   from that place or from there

   "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"

2. thence, therefrom, thereofadverb

   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. therefore, hence, thence, thus, soadverb

   (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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thenceadverb

   From there, from that place or from that time. (I came thence.)

   Commonly used in property descriptions by land surveyors, or aviators relating to IFR established flying procedures, e.g. Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point).

2. thenceadverb

   Deriving from this or as a result of this.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thencenoun

   Etymology: contracted, according to John Minsheu, from therehence.

   1. From that place.

   Fast by the oracle of God; I thence
   Invoke thy aid. John Milton.

   Surat he took, and thence preventing fame,
   By quick and painful marches thither came. Dryden.

   2. From that time.

   There shall be no more thence an infant of days. Isa. lxv.

   3. For that reason.

   Not to sit idle with so great a gift
   Useless, and thence ridiculous about him. John Milton, Agonist.

   4. From thence is a barbarous expression, thence implying the same.

   From thence; from him, whose daughter
   His tears proclaim’d his parting with her; thence
   We have cross’d. William Shakespeare.

   There plant eyes, all must from thence
   Purge and disperse. John Milton.

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1. thence

   "Thence" is an adverb originating from older forms of English. It is used to indicate the point of origin or starting place, or to mean 'from that place' or 'as a result'. In modern language, it's often substituted with words like "therefore" or "from there".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Thenceadverb

   from that place

2. Thenceadverb

   from that time; thenceforth; thereafter

3. Thenceadverb

   for that reason; therefore

4. Thenceadverb

   not there; elsewhere; absent

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thence

   thens, adv. from that time or place: for that reason.—advs. Thence′forth, from that time forth or forward; Thencefor′ward, from that time forward or onward. [M. E. thenne-s, thenne (cf. Then), with the gen. ending -s—A.S. ðanan. Cf. Hence and Whence.]

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How to pronounce thence?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say thence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thence in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thence in a Sentence

1. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   An action will not be right unless the will be right for from thence is the action derived. Again, the will will not be right unless the disposition of the mind be right for from thence comes the will.

2. William Shakespeare:

   When holy and devout religious men Are at their beads, 'tis hard to draw them thence So sweet is zealous contemplation.

3. Epictetus:

   Practise yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things and thence proceed to greater.

4. John Keats:

   The imagination of a boy is healthy, and the mature imagination of a man is healthy but there is a space of life between, in which the soul is in a ferment, the character undecided, the way of life uncertain, the ambition thick-sighted thence proceeds mawkishness.

5. Artie Gunderson:

   The reactors continue to bleed radiation into the ground water and thence into the Pacific Ocean, when Tepco finally stops the groundwater, that will be the end of the beginning.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thence
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thence
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=thence
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=thence