thus (n.)

  1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

    [ Syn: frankincense , olibanum , gum olibanum ]

    thus (adv.)

  1. (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

    [ Syn: therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thence , thence , so , so , therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thence , thence , so , so , therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thence , thence , so , so , therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thence , thence , so , so ]

  2. in the way indicated; hold the brush so; set up the pieces thus; (`thusly is a nonstandard variant)

    [ Syn: thusly , thusly , so , so , thusly , thusly , so , so , thusly , thusly , so , so , thusly , thusly , so , so ]

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