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   Since

   /sins/

   

   preposition

   • 1. in the intervening period between (the time mentioned) and the time under consideration, typically the present: "she hasn't spoken to him since last year"

   conjunction

   • 1. from a time in the past until the time under consideration, typically the present: "I've felt better since I've been here"
   • 2. for the reason that; because: "delegates were delighted, since better protection of rhino reserves will help protect other rare species"

   adverb

   • 1. between then and now: "she ran away on Friday and we haven't seen her since"
   • 2. ago: "the settlement had vanished long since"

   Word Origin late Middle English: contraction of obsolete sithence, or from dialect sin (both from dialect sithen ‘thereupon, afterward, ever since’).

   Scrabble Points: 7

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