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hance | therefore |

As a verb hance

is to raise, to elevate.

As a noun hance

is a curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.

As a proper noun Hance

is {{surname|patronymic|from=given names}.

As an adverb therefore is

for that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.

hance

English

Etymology 1

See “enhance”.

Verb

(hanc)
  • (obsolete) To raise, to elevate.
  • (Lydgate)

    Etymology 2

    Anglo-Norman, from Old French haulce .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A curve or arc, especially in architecture or in the design of a ship.
  • * 1974 , Guy Davenport, Tatlin! :
  • He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent.

    therefore

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (conjunctive) For that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
  • *
  • I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.
  • *
  • Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore ?
  • (conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.
  • * , title=(Discourse on the Method)
  • , passage=Je pense, donc je suis (I think, therefore I am)}}
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, 
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April, author=
  • , volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Well-connected Brains , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • * (rfdate), Spectator
  • He blushes; therefore he is guilty.

    Synonyms

    * (for that purpose) so, thus, to that end, to this end * (consequently) hence, then, thus, accordingly, as a result, (math)

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

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