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hence, thence
hence (HENS) (adverb)
1. Referring to when something proceeds from a specific time or place; later than the present time: What will life be like a century hence?
2. Concerning why something is, or for a certain reason: Eugene was a newcomer and hence had no close friends at the university.
2. Concerning why something is, or for a certain reason: Eugene was a newcomer and hence had no close friends at the university.
Leonard couldn't raise enough money; hence, he decided to withdraw from the next election.
thence (THENS) (adverb)
Pertaining to proceeding from a specific place: The village chief ordered that all of the people go thence from their homes to reside in the mountains.
Curtis had moved to a new home, thence from the valley to the city, and hence he needed to find new local services.
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(Greek: upraised, high up; in the air; anything raised from the ground, high, lofty; hovering in the air; hence, "heavenly body, atmospheric phenomenon")
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(Latin: thin branches; hence, broom, brush)
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(Latin: whole; hence, "firm, sound")
(Greek > Latin: that which binds tightly, press together; band, lace; hence, muscle that closes an aperture of the body; a ringlike band of muscle fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural orifice)
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(Greek: upright stake; hence, "rood, cross"; cross-shaped, crosslike, crossed)
(Latin: suavis, "sweet"; suadere, "to advise"; "to make something pleasant to, to present in a pleasing manner"; hence "to recommend, to advise")
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(Latin: [little] belly; hence, "a small cavity; especially of the heart or brain")