Definition of Thereupon

1. adv. Upon that or this; thereon.

Definition of Thereupon

1. Adverb. upon that/it, following that/it ¹

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Definition of Thereupon

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thereupon

therencephalous
thereness
thereof
thereology
thereon
thereout
thereover
theres
therethrough
therethroughout
thereto
theretofore
theretoward
thereunder
thereunto
thereupon (current term)
therewhile
therewhilst
therewith
therewithal
therewithin
therf
therfore
theriac
theriaca
theriacal
theriacas
theriacs
therian
therians

Literary usage of Thereupon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Republic of Plato: Tr by Plato (1909)
"... declare that some of them are seen to be worthless, and the majority utterly depraved; thereupon we, inquiring into the cause of that misrepresentation, ..."

2. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1848)
"thereupon, Mr. Wilkin, from the select committee, reported complete, with amendments, the bill entitled, "An act to continue the compensation of the ..."

3. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"The Gentlemen readily submitted, and surrendered the money ; yet the Villains, after a little Consultation, resolv'd to murder them, and thereupon shot Mr. ..."

4. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"thereupon the painter decried the anatomy of English horses, and praised the horses of ... thereupon ..."

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