˜yÐÄvlog

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thence

[ thens ]

adverb

  1. from that place:

    I went first to Paris and thence to Rome.

  2. from that time; thenceforth:

    He fell ill and thence was seldom seen.

  3. from that source:

    Thence came all our troubles.

  4. from that fact or reason; therefore:

    We were young, and thence optimistic.



thence

/ ðɛ²Ô²õ /

adverb

  1. from that place
  2. Alsothenceforthˈðɛ²Ô²õˈfÉ”Ëθ from that time or event; thereafter
  3. therefore
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

See whence.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thence1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English thennes, equivalent to thenne (earlier thenene, Old English thanon(e) “thenceâ€) + -es adverb suffix; -s 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thence1

C13 thannes, from thanne, from Old English thanon; related to Gothic thanana, Old Norse thanan
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"This previously unrecognized cellular function of CS proteins leads to the marking of the DNA damage -- and thence to its enzymatic breakdown."

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Certainly, the Emmys both aided and reflected the audience transition from broadcast to cable and thence to streaming.

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The Sacketts’ property was connected to a fen and, thence, to the lake, via a “shallow subsurface flow†of moisture, the agency advised, making it subject to the 1972 Clean Water Act.

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Zoom ahead 68 years, and nobody flinched when Rich Strike owner Richard Dawson cut through his exhilarated disbelief right after the Kentucky Derby to say the Preakness two weeks thence might be a no-go.

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The hue and cry going off to the Hulks, and people coming thence to examine the iron, Joe’s opinion was corroborated.

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