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for-than

for-than is the alternative form of forthan.

Meaning of forthan

Conjunction

forthan

  1. (Northern England, dialectal) For this reason; therefore.
  2. (Northern England, dialectal) For the reason that; because.

Questions about for-than

What is for-than the alternative form of?
For-than is the alternative form of forthan.

Words near for-than in the dictionary

  1. for-
  2. for-pay
  3. for-profit
  4. for-profits
  5. for-real
  6. for-than
  7. fora
  8. foracan
  9. foracans
  10. FORACS
  11. forage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for-than (page history and authors); forthan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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