Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thenceforward

/ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: thence-for-ward
IPA: /ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From then on; from that time on.

Example Sentences

"Guestling, who adds an insatiable jealousy to his other domestic virtues, vetoed the new acquaintance and thenceforward the two met hurriedly and furtively in town."
"But the whole of this first plan, according to which Trixie and Dot are human-shaped "nymphets," born, in some unaccountable way, of frog parents, whom Great-Heart had once rescued from mischievous boys, is dropped immediately, and the two nymphets are thenceforward simply two English little girls […]"
"Combpyne is 4¼ miles from Axminster, and ¼ mile beyond the station the gradient changes, the line thenceforward falling all the way to Lyme Regis."

Etymology

From thence + forward.

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Synonyms

thenceforth thenceforwards thereafter

Questions

How do you pronounce thenceforward?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌðɛnsˈfɔ(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/.
What does thenceforward mean?: From then on; from that time on.
Where does thenceforward come from?: From thence + forward.

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