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A placeholder or generic name for something.
Anytime he said thus and such, she said the opposite.
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thus and so — 1. noun A generic thing; a placeholder name. 2. adjective In such a way; in some manner (generic). He wants everything to be thus and so … Wiktionary
such — 1. adjective /sʌʧ/ a) like this, that, these, those; Used to make a comparison with something implied by context. I’ve never seen such clouds in the sky before. b) Used as an intensifier; roughly equivalent to so much of. Such is life. See Also:… … Wiktionary
thus — [adv1] in this manner along these lines, as follows, hence, in kind, in such a way, in this fashion, in this way, just like that, like so, like this, so, thus and so, thus and thus, thusly, to such a degree; concept 544 thus [adv2] accordingly… … New thesaurus
thus — Synonyms and related words: accordingly, after this fashion, along these lines, and so, as, as a consequence, as a result, as an example, as an instance, at what price, because of that, because of this, by what mode, by what name, consequently,… … Moby Thesaurus
such — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. like, suchlike, similar, of the same kind; such and such, aforementioned; such a, some, one who. adv., informal, so, thus, that; very; such as, like, resembling. See similarity. II (Roget s IV)… … English dictionary for students
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thus — thus, thusly Thus is a word with an awkward role in modern English. Used sparingly and appropriately, it is highlȳ effective, whereas when over used it can seem stilted and affected. It has two basic meanings, (1) ‘in this way’, and (2)… … Modern English usage
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And/or — is a phrase used to indicate that one or more of the stated cases may occur. For example, the sentence Jim will eat cake, pie, and/or brownies indicates that although Jim may eat any of the three listed desserts, the choices are not necessarily… … Wikipedia
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