thence
Americanadverb
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from that place.
I went first to Paris and thence to Rome.
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from that time; thenceforth.
He fell ill and thence was seldom seen.
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from that source.
Thence came all our troubles.
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from that fact or reason; therefore.
We were young, and thence optimistic.
adverb
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from that place
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Also: thenceforth. from that time or event; thereafter
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therefore
Usage
See whence.
Etymology
Origin of thence
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English thennes, equivalent to thenne (earlier thenene, Old English thanon(e) “thence”) + -es adverb suffix; -s 1
Example Sentences
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"This previously unrecognized cellular function of CS proteins leads to the marking of the DNA damage -- and thence to its enzymatic breakdown."
From Science Daily
Certainly, the Emmys both aided and reflected the audience transition from broadcast to cable and thence to streaming.
From Los Angeles Times
The Sacketts’ property was connected to a fen and, thence, to the lake, via a “shallow subsurface flow” of moisture, the agency advised, making it subject to the 1972 Clean Water Act.
From Washington Post
Zoom ahead 68 years, and nobody flinched when Rich Strike owner Richard Dawson cut through his exhilarated disbelief right after the Kentucky Derby to say the Preakness two weeks thence might be a no-go.
From Washington Post
The hue and cry going off to the Hulks, and people coming thence to examine the iron, Joe’s opinion was corroborated.
From Literature
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