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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" · "a lot has changed in the industry since then" · "the worst property slump since the war"
    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" · "ever since the film hit cinemas in 1996, fans have been wondering whether a sequel would finally get the go-ahead"
    2. for the reason that; because:
      "delegates were delighted, since better protection of rhino reserves will help protect other rare species"
    adverb
    since (adverb)
    1. between then and now:
      "she ran away on Friday and we haven't seen her since" · "the couple divorced in 2012 and he has since remarried"
    2. ago:
      "the settlement had vanished long since"
    Origin
    late Middle English: contraction of obsolete sithence, or from dialect sin (both from dialect sithen ‘thereupon, afterward, ever since’).
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    conjunction
    1. for the reason that; because:
      as
      for the reason that
      in view of the fact that
      owing to the fact that
      seeing that/as
      Opposite:
      despite
    adverb
    1. ago:
      before
      earlier
      back
      formerly
      previously
      heretofore
      in the past
      before the present
      in time gone by
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