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  • 11then — /dhen/, adv. 1. at that time: Prices were lower then. 2. immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. 3. next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. 4. at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then… …

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  • 12then — [[t]ðɛn[/t]] adv. 1) at that time: Prices were lower then[/ex] 2) immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again[/ex] 3) next in order of time or place: We ate, then we started home[/ex] 4) at the same time: At first the… …

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  • 13then — [[t]ðe̱n[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl, oft prep ADV Then means at a particular time in the past or in the future. He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn t require additional money... She eventually decided… …

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  • 14then — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than, from Old English thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German denne then, than, Old English thæt that Date: before 12th century 1. at that time 2. a. soon after that ; next in order of time <&#8230; …

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  • 15since — [sins] adv. [ME syns, contr. &LT; sithens, adv. gen. of sithen &LT; OE siththan, for earlier * siththon &LT; sith, after, since (for IE base see SIDE) + thon, instrumental form of thæt, THAT] 1. from then until now [she arrived Tuesday and has&#8230; …

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  • 16Since — (s[i^]ns), adv. [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens, sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. {Besides}) from OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS. si[eth][eth]an, sy[eth][eth]an, seo[eth][eth]an, afterward, then, since, after;&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17Since — Since, conj. Seeing that; because; considering; formerly followed by that. [1913 Webster] Since that my penitence comes after all, Imploring pardon. Shak. [1913 Webster] Since truth and constancy are vain, Since neither love, nor sense of pain,&#8230; …

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  • 18then — Use of then as an adjective as in the then President, to mean ‘at that time’, has been continuous since the 16c and is acceptable despite occasional objections to it. Less acceptable, however, is the type with an adjective following then,&#8230; …

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  • 19Then I was Guided (book) — Then I was guided is a book written by the Tunisian Muslim scholar Muhammad al Tijani.Al Tijani was formerly a Muslim of the Maliki denomination, but after a visit to Iraq, he started to study the Shia point of view. After some period, he&#8230; …

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  • 20since — mid 15c., synnes, from sithenes since, from sithen (plus adverbial genitive es), from O.E. siððan then, later, after that, originally sið ðan after that, from sið after + ðan, weakened form of ðam, dative of ðæt (see THAT (Cf …

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