therefore; hence; thence; thus; so; therefore; hence; thence; thus; so




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

"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"


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