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 thence thence /ˈðɛns/

adverb

  1. () From that place or from there  ( therefrom , thence )
    from that place or from there
     Proceeded thence directly to college
    proceeded thence directly to college
     Flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow
    flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow
     Roads that lead therefrom
    roads that lead therefrom
  2. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact, reason or as a result  ( so , thence , hence , therefore , thus )
    (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact, reason or as a result
     Therefore X must be true
    therefore X must be true
     The eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
    the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
     We were young and thence optimistic
    we were young and thence optimistic
     It is late and thus we must go
    it is late and thus we must go
     The witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
    the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
  3. From that circumstance or source  ( thence , thereof , therefrom )
    from that circumstance or source
     Atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible
    atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible
     A natural conclusion follows thence
    a natural conclusion follows thence
     Public interest and a policy deriving therefrom
    public interest and a policy deriving therefrom
     Typhus fever results therefrom
    typhus fever results therefrom