thus Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
frankincense; gum olibanum; olibanum.
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adverb (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
hence; so; therefore; thence.
- 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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adverb in the way indicated; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
so; thusly.
- hold the brush so
- set up the pieces thus
WordNet
Thus noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.
Thus adverb
Etymology
OE.Definitions
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In this or that manner; on this wise. Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Gen. vi. 22.
Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth. Milton.
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To this degree or extent; so far; so; Shak.as, .thus wise;thus peaceble;thus boldThus far extend, thus far thy bounds. Milton.