thence (adv.)

  1. from that place or from there; proceeded thence directly to college; flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow; roads that lead therefrom

    [ Syn: therefrom , therefrom , therefrom , therefrom , therefrom , therefrom , therefrom , therefrom ]

  2. 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

    [ Syn: therefrom , therefrom , thereof , thereof , therefrom , therefrom , thereof , thereof , therefrom , therefrom , thereof , thereof , therefrom , therefrom , thereof , thereof ]

  3. (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 , thus , thus , so , so , therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thus , thus , so , so , therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thus , thus , so , so , therefore , therefore , hence , hence , thus , thus , so , so ]

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