Complete Definition of "thence"

English

Pronunciation
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Adverb
thence

  1. From there. (I came thence.)

#:This word is unusual in modern usage; the more common phrase would be I came from there. It is more often encountered in older works, or when used poetically.

  1. (Highly literary) Deriving from this or as a result of this.
  2. (Technical) commonly used in Property Descriptions by Land Surveyors

Translations

Dutch: daarvandaan
French: dès lors
German: daher
mid
Romanian: de acolo

See also
hence
thenceforth
thenceforward
thither

et:thence
fr:thence
io:thence
hu:thence
fi:thence
te:thence
vi:thence

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