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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the course of time |
| Synonyms: | after all, at last, at the end of the day, finally, hereafter, in future, in the end, in the long run, one day, someday, sometime, sooner or later, ultimately, when all is said and done, yet |
| Notes: | eventually means 'finally, at a future point in time'; ultimately means 'last, final, or furthest in some projected scheme or time frame' |
| Main Entry: | hence |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for that reason; therefore |
| Synonyms: | accordingly, as a deduction, away, consequently, ergo, forward, from here, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, onward, out, so, then, thence, thereupon, thus, wherefore |
| Notes: | hence means 'from here, from now, thus'; thence means 'from that time' or 'from that place'; and whence means 'from what place, source, or cause' |
| Main Entry: | hereafter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
| Synonyms: | after this, eventually, hence, henceforth, henceforward, hereupon, in the course of time, in the future, ultimately |
| Main Entry: | henceforth |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | from now on |
| Synonyms: | from this point forward, from this time forth, hence, hereafter, in the future |
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