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- conjunction Northern England For this reason;
therefore . - conjunction Northern England For the reason that;
because .
Etymologies
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From Middle English forthan, from Old English forþan, forþǣm ("for that reason, because"), from for + þǣm, dative case of þæt ("that"). More at for, than, that, for that.
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