But then and Then

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But then adverb - (contrastive) from another point of view.

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Then and but then are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Then" instead an adverb phrase "But then".

Then adverb - In addition to what has been said.

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But then and then are semantically related. You can use "But then" instead an adverb "Then".

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