thence adv

thence adv
[ðɛns]
(frm: from that place) di lì or là, (therefore) quindi, perciò

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  • Thence — Thence, adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the adverbal s; see { wards}) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now written thence), AS. [eth]anon, [eth]anan, [eth]onan; akin to OHG. dannana, dann[=a]n, dan[=a]n, and G. von dannen, E. that, there. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thence — [thens; ] occas. [ thens] adv. [ME thens, thannes (with adv. gen. suffix es) < OE thanan, thence: for IE base see THAT] 1. from that place; therefrom 2. from that time; thenceforth 3. on that account; therefore …   English World dictionary

  • thence — [ðens] adv formal [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: thanon from that place ] from there or following that ▪ We went to Trieste, and thence by train to Prague …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thence — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • thence — adv. gen. of ‘then.’ [thannes], 1141 B.; [thanene]. RG. 377; [thethen]. Ps. cxxxi. 17 …   Oldest English Words

  • thence — adv 1. from there, therefrom, from a certain place or source. 2. since then, ever since, thenceforth, thenceforward, thereafter, thereinafter. 3. therefore, thus, so, ergo, that being the case, in that case. See then(defs. 4, 5) …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • thence — [[t]ðe̱ns[/t]] 1) ADV: usu ADV adv/prep, also ADV before v Thence means from a particular place, especially when you are giving directions about how to get somewhere. [FORMAL] I ran straight up to Columbia County, then turned East, came down the… …   English dictionary

  • thence — /dhens/, adv. 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 …   Universalium

  • thence — [[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 …   From formal English to slang

  • thence — ðens adv. from that place, from that time, thenceforth; therefore …   English contemporary dictionary

  • thence — [ðens] adv literary from a particular place or point …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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