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hence
adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
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ˈhɛns
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adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
“Therefore X must be true”
adverb
From this time
“A year hence it will be forgotten”
adverb
From this place
“Get thee hence!”
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Therefore X must be true
The eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
We were young and thence optimistic
It is late and thus we must go
The witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
A year hence it will be forgotten
Get thee hence!
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