adv
thence
thehns
adv
1
From that place or from that time; from there.
"We drove to Bristol and thence to Bath."
"The tradition dates from the 1800s; thence comes the modern version."
2
As a result of that fact; therefore.
"He broke the contract, and thence lost the deal."
How to Use Thence
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA formal, old-fashioned way of saying "from there" or "as a result of that".
When to use it
Very formal/literary; rarely used in everyday speech, mostly seen in older or legal-sounding writing.
Common pairings
thence to
and thence
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Etymology
From Middle English thennes, formed from thenne (\"then, from there\") plus an old adverb ending -es.