What's the difference between syne and then?

Syne


Definition:

  • (adv.) Afterwards; since; ago.
  • (adv.) Late, -- as opposed to soon.
  • (conj.) Since; seeing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Earlier, in scenes that evoked Singapore’s colonial past, Lee’s coffin stopped in front of the complex’s main building, where British administrators once worked, as a piper from Singapore’s Gurkha Contingent – the city-state’s special guard force – played Auld Lang Syne.
  • (2) 8.30am GMT Preamble Hello and welcome to coverage of Jim White Day which, with any luck, will see him suffer the same fate as Frasier Crane on Frasier Crane Day, stuck in a tube overlooking Sky Towers while someone else leads the rendition of Auld Lang Syne or whatever else it is we're supposed to be doing at 11pm tonight.
  • (3) The strains of Auld Lang Syne just reach the Little Tramp's hut, where the table lies set and the candles are burnt down.
  • (4) I never thought I'd really care much about Scotland opting out of Auld Lang Syne and all that.

Then


Definition:

  • (adv.) At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).
  • (adv.) Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
  • (adv.) At another time; later; again.
  • (conj.) Than.
  • (conj.) In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.

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