sithence

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US /ˈsɪðəns/ UK /ˈsɪðəns/ See IPA manual

adv conj

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adv
archaic word meaning since, afterward, or because

Sithence that day, no word of him has reached the village.

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1 adv · archaic word meaning since,... since afterward because thereafter

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Related forms sith sithe since

Etymology

An extended form of Middle English sithen ('since'), from Old English siththan ('after that'), with an added adverbial -s and excrescent -ce.

siththan Old English

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# sithence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, conj
**IPA (US):** ˈsɪðəns
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɪðəns

## Meanings
1. archaic word meaning since, afterward, or because

## Examples
- Sithence that day, no word of him has reached the village.

## Synonyms
- since
- afterward
- because
- thereafter

## Related Forms
- sith
- sithe
- since

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: siththan

## Etymology
An extended form of Middle English sithen ('since'), from Old English siththan ('after that'), with an added adverbial -s and excrescent -ce.

## AI Etymology
Sithence is an extended form of Middle English sithen ('since'), from Old English siththan ('after that'), with an added adverbial -s and excrescent -ce. The historical chain includes Old English siththan. The quoted older senses, "since" and "after that", supply the semantic anchors for sithence. In present English it is used as a adv, "archaic word meaning since, afterward, or because". Related English forms include sith, sithe, and since. The result is a adv and conj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

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