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thus

noun adverb

An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

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Word length
4
Starts with
T
Ends with
S
Contains
HU
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

adverb

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

    “Therefore X must be true”

adverb

  1. In the way indicated

    “Hold the brush so”

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Example Sentences

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
Hold the brush so
Set up the pieces thus

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