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NOUN (1)

1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation;
[syn: frankincense, olibanum, gum olibanum, thus]


ADVERB (2)

1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result;
- Example: "therefore X must be true"
- Example: "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"
- Example: "we were young and thence optimistic"
- Example: "it is late and thus we must go"
- Example: "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted"
[syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus, so]

2. in the way indicated;
- Example: "hold the brush so"
- Example: "set up the pieces thus" (`thusly'; is a nonstandard variant);
[syn: thus, thusly, so]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thus \Thus\, n. [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See
   Thurible.]
   The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the
   Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thus \Thus\ ([th]us), adv. [OE. thus, AS. [eth]us; akin to
   OFries. & OS. thus, D. dus, and E. that; cf. OHG. sus. See
   That.]
   1. In this or that manner; on this wise.
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            Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded
            him, so did he.                       --Gen. vi. 22.
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            Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus
      peaceble; thus bold. --Shak.
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            Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

thus
    adv 1: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact
           or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true";
           "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were
           young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we
           must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be
           trusted" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus,
           so]
    2: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces
       thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus,
       thusly, so]
    n 1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East
         African trees; formerly valued for worship and for
         embalming and fumigation [syn: frankincense, olibanum,
         gum olibanum, thus]