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then

adverb (RESULT)
 
 
/ðen/

Definition

A2 as a result; in that case; also used as a way of joining a statement to an earlier piece of conversation: Have a rest now, then you won't be so tired this evening. You'll be selling your house, then?Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings
(Definition of then adverb (RESULT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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