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thence

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adverb
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As an adverb, thence means from there, from that place or from that time.

Meanings of thence

4 meanings

adverb

  1. formalFrom there, from that place or from that time.

    “I came thence.”

    “Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point).”

  2. literaryDeriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.

  3. (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”

    Similar: therefore, hence, thus, so
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. archaicFrom that time; thenceforth; thereafter

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for thence →
adverb: from that place or from there
therefrom
adverb: from that circumstance or source
therefromthereof
adverb: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact o…
thereforehencethusso

Words that rhyme with thence

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sensedefensefenceoffenseintensetensedefenceexpensehenceimmensedensecommencespenceincensesuspensepence

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