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Definition of thereupon adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thereupon

adverb

/ˌðeərəˈpɒn/

/ˌðerəˈpɑːn/

(formal)

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immediately after the situation mentioned; as a direct result of the situation mentioned
- The audience thereupon rose cheering to their feet.
Topics Change, cause and effectc2

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on the thing mentioned
- a large notice with black letters printed thereupon

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