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THEREFORE
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The answer THEREFORE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
THEREFORE as an adverb:
1. (therefore, hence, thence, thus) = (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"
2. (consequently, therefore) = as a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held"