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[thuhs] Origin

thus

[thuhs]
adverb
1.
in the way just indicated; in this way: Stated thus, the problem seems trivial.
2.
in such or the following manner; so: Thus it came to pass.
3.
accordingly; consequently: It is late, and thus you must go.
4.
to this extent or degree: thus far.
5.
as an example; for instance.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch dus


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thus (ðʌs)
 
adv
1.  in this manner: do it thus
2.  to such a degree: thus far and no further
 
sentence connector
3.  therefore: We have failed. Thus we have to take the consequences
 
[Old English; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon thus]

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Word Origin & History

thus
O.E. þus "in this way," related to þæt "that" and this, but the exact connection and P.Gmc. history are obscure. Cognate with O.S., O.Fris. thus, M.Du., Du. dus. Colloquial adv. thusly first recorded 1865.
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