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Thence has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

from that place or from there

"proceeded thence directly to college"

"flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow"

"roads that lead therefrom"

2

from that circumstance or source

"atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible"

"a natural conclusion follows thence"

"public interest and a policy deriving therefrom"

"typhus fever results therefrom"

3

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

"therefore X must be true"

"the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"

"we were young and thence optimistic"

"it is late and thus we must go"

"the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"

4

From there, from that place or from that time.

"After leaving the station, he waited thence for his friend to arrive before they continued their journey."

Example Sentences
"proceeded thence directly to college" adverb
"flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow" adverb
"roads that lead therefrom" adverb
"atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible" adverb
"a natural conclusion follows thence" adverb
"public interest and a policy deriving therefrom" adverb
"typhus fever results therefrom" adverb
"therefore X must be true" adverb
"the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory" adverb
"we were young and thence optimistic" adverb
Related Terms

Origin

Thence comes from Middle English, where it originally combined a word meaning "from there" with an adverbial ending. Its roots trace back to the Proto-West Germanic language family.

Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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