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Word entry · 2 letters

so

Best crossword clue

"Consequently"

2 letters · collected on this word page

2 lettersPronunciation /səʊ/Part of speech adverb, nounSorted osStarts with SEnds with O3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To such a degree; therefore

Word origin

Shortened from sol, to make it an open syllable for uniformity with the rest of the scale, from Glover's solmization, from Middle English sol (“fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian sol in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of Latin solve (“wash away”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Paulus Deacon.

Used in a sentence

  • I got an earlier train to work so I'd have plenty of time to prepare for the meeting.
  • Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.
  • I was hungry, so I asked if there was any more food.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Consequently2 letters
02To such a degree2 letters
03Very, before an adjective2 letters

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