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German
Etymology
Univerbation of infolge + dessen. Compare Dutch dientengevolge.
Pronunciation
Adverb
infolgedessen
- consequently, hence, as a result
1915, Franz Kafka, Der Process, Verlag: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 68:K. hatte sich entschlossen, mehr zu beobachten als zu reden, infolgedessen verzichtete er auf die Verteidigung wegen seines angeblichen Zuspätkommens und sagte bloß: „Mag ich zu spät gekommen sein, jetzt bin ich hier.“- K. had decided to observe more than speak, consequently he abstained from the defense about his alleged coming late and only said: : „May I have come too late, now I am here.“
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