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Word entry · 6 letters

thence

Best crossword clue

"from that point"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ðɛns/Part of speech adverbSorted ceehntStarts with TEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2H3E4N5C6E

Definitions

  1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

Word origin

From Middle English þennes, from þenne + -es (“adverbial ending”), the former from þanan, þanona, from Proto-West Germanic *þananā. Cognate with Westphalian Low German diëne.

Used in a sentence

  • I came thence.
  • Cross fix at 6000 feet, thence descend to 3000 feet and fly direct to MAP (missed approach point).
  • And from thence he went agaynſt yͤ inhabiters of Debir (but Debir was called Kiriath Sepher afoꝛetyme.)

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01from that point6 letters
02From there6 letters

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