thence
Use Thence in a sentence
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.
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| —adv | |
| 1. | from that place |
| 2. | Also: thenceforth from that time or event; thereafter |
| 3. | therefore |
| [C13 thannes, from thanne, from Old English thanon; related to Gothic thanana, Old Norse thanan] | |
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Word Origin & History
thence
late 13c., from O.E. þanone, þanon "from that place" + adverbial genitive -es. O.E. þanone, þanon is from W.Gmc. *thanana (cf. O.S. thanana, O.N. þana, O.Fris. thana, O.H.G. danana, Ger. von dannen), related obscurely to the root of then, and
ult. from PIE demonstrative base *to- (see the). Written with -c- to indicate a voiceless "s" sound. From thence is redundant. Thenceforth is late 14c.; thenceforward attested from mid-15c.
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Example sentences
One braided silver candlestick threw white flame into the polished oaken furniture, and thence by rapid transit to the mirror.
Thence forth, it alerts you to any changes that occur without your knowledge.
Thence, the signal is propagated in the same way as any other nerve impulse.
LT is a product of this logically inconsistent theory and thence have no validity at all.
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