What's the difference between then and thenceforward?

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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Thenceforward


Definition:

  • (adv.) From that time onward; thenceforth.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Influx of glucose into the brain is low in suckling rats but rises after weaning, to reach its highest level in the young adult, thenceforward declining slowly as age increases.
  • (2) Reasons are given for believing that hypertension may have been the original cause of left ventricular dilatation in some case of congestive cardiomyopathy in which loss of stroke output thenceforward is followed by normotension.

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