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1. (temporal location) At that time.Examples: "He was happy then."; "And the Canaanite was then in the land."; "In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts,[…], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity."Synonyms: at the time, back in the daynot-comparable

2. (temporal location) Soon afterward.Examples: "He fixed it, then left."; "Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station."; "First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift."Synonyms: and then, and so, subsequently, sonot-comparable

3. (sequence) Next in order of place.Examples: "There are three green ones, then a blue one."; "Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway, and the light of the reflector fell full upon her."; "Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting."not-comparablesequence

4. (conjunctive) In that case.Examples: "If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key."; "Is it 12 o’clock already? Then it’s time for me to leave."; "You don’t like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, then?"Synonyms: accordinglyconjunctivenot-comparable

5. (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.Examples: "That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one."Synonyms: concurrentlynot-comparablesequence

6. (UK, dialect, affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.Examples: "‘She says Indian elephants are tidgy little things.’ ‘They're not then.’ Emma was getting heated. ‘They're –’ ‘Emma!’ said Jenny sharply. The child subsided."UKdialectalnot-comparable