thence
Meanings
Adverb
- from that place or from there
- "proceeded thence directly to college"
- "flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"
- from that circumstance or source; - W.V.Quine
- "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"
- "a natural conclusion follows thence"
- (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- "we were young and thence optimistic"
Adv
- From there, from that place or from that time.
- Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.
- From that time; thenceforth; thereafter
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English þennes, from þenne + -es (“adverbial ending”), the former from þanan, þanona, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā. Cognate with Westphalian Low German diëne.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 12
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