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donc

/dɔ̃k/

adverb/dɔ̃k/

therefore, consequently; thus

René Descartes, 17ᵗʰ Century Je pense, donc je suis.I think, therefore I am.

Related: et moi donc, tiens donc, je pense, donc je suis

Inherited from Old French dunc, from Vulgar Latin dunc, from a crossing of Latin tunc with dum. Compare Italian dunque, Occitan donc and Catalan doncs.