thence

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ðɛns/ UK /ðɛns/ See IPA manual

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Sounds like dense /ð/ vs /d/

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Meanings

1

adv
from that place or source; for that reason

They sailed to Lisbon and thence onward to the Cape of Good Hope.

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1 adv · from that place or source;... therefrom accordingly therefore consequently

Opposites

hence hither

Word family

Derived forms thenceforth thenceforward

Related forms hence whence thither then

Etymology

From Middle English thennes, from Old English thanon ('from there') with an added adverbial -s (genitive ending).

thennes Middle English thanon Old English

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Space, Position & Direction

# thence

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

## Meanings
1. from that place or source; for that reason

## Examples
- They sailed to Lisbon and thence onward to the Cape of Good Hope.

## Synonyms
- therefrom
- accordingly
- therefore
- consequently

## Antonyms
- hence
- hither

## Derived Forms
- thenceforth
- thenceforward

## Related Forms
- hence
- whence
- thither
- then

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: thennes
- Root: thanon

## Etymology
From Middle English thennes, from Old English thanon ('from there') with an added adverbial -s (genitive ending).

## AI Etymology
Thence is from Middle English thennes, from Old English thanon ('from there') with an added adverbial -s (genitive ending). Important recorded forms include thennes (Middle English) and thanon (Old English). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers from that place or source; for that reason. The wider family includes derived forms such as thenceforth and thenceforward and related words such as hence, whence, thither, and then.

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- Space, Position & Direction

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