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thenceforward

/ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/

thenceforward adverb: from then on; from that time on.

Adverb

thenceforward (not comparable)

  1. From then on; from that time on.
    • Guestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and thenceforward the two met hurriedly and furtively in town.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    • But the whole of this first plan, according to which Trixie and Dot are human-shaped "nymphets," born, in some unaccountable way, of frog parents, whom Great-Heart had once rescued from mischievous boys, is dropped immediately, and the two nymphets are thenceforward simply two English little girls...1879, The Academy, volume 16, page 173

thenceforward meaning in Urdu and Bengali

thenceforward in Urdu

بعدازاں, تب سے

thenceforward in Bengali

তখন থেকে, সেই সময় থেকে

Synonyms of thenceforward

Origin of thenceforward

From thence + forward.

Questions about thenceforward

What does thenceforward mean?
Thenceforward means from then on; from that time on.
What is thenceforward in Urdu?
Thenceforward in Urdu is بعدازاں, تب سے. See Thenceforward meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is thenceforward?
Thenceforward is an adverb.
How do you pronounce thenceforward?
Thenceforward is pronounced /ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/.

Words near thenceforward in the dictionary

  1. thenardite
  2. thenars
  3. thence
  4. thenceafter
  5. thenceforth
  6. thenceforward
  7. thenceforwards
  8. thencefrom
  9. Theni
  10. Thenissey
  11. thenness

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