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Thence Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Thence? [adv] (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" [adv] from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom" [adv] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Thence: hence \| therefore \| therefrom \| thereof \| thus Related Terms \| Find terms related to Thence: See Also \| Thence In Webster's Dictionary \Thence\, adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal -s; see {-wards}) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. [eth]anon, [eth]anan, [eth]onan; akin to OHG. dannana, dann[=a]n, dan[=a]n, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See {That}.] 1. From that place. ``Bid him thence go.'' --Chaucer. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. --Mark vi. 11. Note: It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from before thence. Cf. {Hence}, {Whence}. Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. --Gen. xxvii. 45. 2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter. There shall be no more thence an infant of days. --Isa. lxv. 20. 3. For that reason; therefore. Not to sit idle with so great a gift Useless, and thence ridiculous, about him. --Milton. 4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] --Shak.

Thence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thence?

[adv] (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"
[adv] from that place or from there; "proceeded thence directly to college"; "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"; "roads that lead therefrom"
[adv] 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"

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Thence In Webster's Dictionary

\Thence\, adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the
adverbal -s; see {-wards}) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now
written thence), AS. [eth]anon, [eth]anan, [eth]onan; akin to
OHG. dannana, dann[=a]n, dan[=a]n, and G. von dannen, E.
that, there. See {That}.]
1. From that place. ``Bid him thence go.'' --Chaucer.

         When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your
         feet for a testimony against them.    --Mark vi. 11.

Note: It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from
      before thence. Cf. {Hence}, {Whence}.

            Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence.
                                               --Gen. xxvii.
                                               45.

2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.

         There shall be no more thence an infant of days.
                                               --Isa. lxv.
                                               20.

3. For that reason; therefore.

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

4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] --Shak.

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