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thanne

thanne is the obsolete spelling of than.

Meaning of than

Conjunction

than

  1. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
    • Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.2013 July 20, “Old Soldiers?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
  2. (dialectal, obsolete, usually) Because; for.
    • If thou say yes, then puttest thou on Christ (that is, the wisdome of God, the Father) unkunning, unpower, or euil will: for than he could not make his rule so good as an other did his.1854, Reformation series

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Questions about thanne

What is thanne the obsolete spelling of?
Thanne is the obsolete spelling of than.

Words near thanne in the dictionary

  1. thannah
  2. thannahdar
  3. thannahdars
  4. thannahs
  5. thannas
  6. thanne
  7. Thanos snap
  8. Thanos snapped
  9. Thanos snapping
  10. Thanos snaps
  11. Thanos-esque

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