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thereby
adverb /ˌðeəˈbaɪ/
/ˌðer-/ formal or old-fashionedDefinition
(Definition of thereby adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- 'n' conjunction
- and conjunction (ALSO)
- anyhow adverb (ANYWAY)
- anyroad adverb
- anyway adverb
- ergo adverb
- ipso facto adverb
- much/still less idiom
- nay adverb (EVEN MORE)
- never mind idiom
- now then idiom
- right exclamation (AGREEMENT)
- that conjunction
- that is (to say) idiom
- then adverb (RESULT)
- therefore adverb
- therein lies idiom
- thus adverb
- well exclamation
- with preposition (AND)
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