Thence

  • 11thence — adverb /ðɛns/lang=en a) From there. (I came thence.) Commonly used in property descriptions by land surveyors, or aviators relating to IFR established flying procedures, e.g. Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to… …

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  • 12thence — [[t]ðɛns[/t]] adv. 1) from that place: I went to Paris and thence to Rome[/ex] 2) from that time; thenceforth 3) from that source 4) from that fact or reason; therefore • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME thennes=thenne thence) + es s I usage: See whence …

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  • 13thence — See thence, hence …

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  • 14thence — (also from thence) adverb formal 1》 from a place or source previously mentioned. 2》 as a consequence. Origin ME thennes, from earlier thenne (from OE thanon, of W. Gmc origin) + s3 (later respelled ce to denote the unvoiced sound) …

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  • 15thence — adverb formal 1 from there: We went by boat to Trieste, and thence by train to Prague. 2 for that reason …

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  • 16thence — /ðɛns / (say dhens) adverb 1. from that place. 2. from that time; thenceforth. 3. from that source; for that reason; therefore. {Middle English thennes, from thenne (Old English þanone thence) + s, adverbial genitive suffix} …

  • 17thence — adv. (also from thence) archaic or literary 1 from that place or source. 2 for that reason. Etymology: ME thannes, thennes f. thanne, thenne f. OE thanon(e) etc. f. WG …

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  • 18thence, hence — Thence is a somewhat old fashioned and rarely used adverb meaning from there, from that place, from that time, therefrom : She went first to the store and thence to the beauty parlor. He declared bankruptcy and thence was rarely seen in town. Our …

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  • 19thence|forth — «THEHNS FRTH, FOHRTH; THEHNS », adverb. from then on; from that time forward: »Women were given the same rights as men; thenceforth they could vote …

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  • 20thence|for|wards — «THEHNS FR wuhrdz, THEHNS », adverb. = thenceforth. (Cf. ↑thenceforth) …

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