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What's The Definition Of Thus?
[n] an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
[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] in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) Synonyms | Synonyms for Thus: frankincense | gum olibanum | hence | olibanum | so | thence | therefore | thusly Related Terms | Find terms related to Thus: See Also | gum Thus In Webster's Dictionary \Thus\, n. [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See
{Thurible}.]
The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the
Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.
\Thus\ ([th]us), adv. [OE. thus, AS. [eth]us; akin to OFries. & OS. thus, D. dus, and E. that; cf. OHG. sus. See {That}.] 1. In this or that manner; on this wise. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. --Gen. vi. 22. Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth. --Milton. 2. To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus peaceble; thus bold. --Shak. Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. --Milton. |
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