WHEREABOUTS
whereabouts
(noun) the general location where something is; “I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
whereabouts (not comparable)
In, at or near what location
Noun
whereabouts pl (plural only)
(plurale tantum) Location; where something is situated.
Source: Wiktionary
Where"a*bout`, Where"a*bouts`, adv.
1. About where; near what or which place; -- used interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you meet him
Note: In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.
2. Concerning which; about which. "The object whereabout they are conversant." Hooker.
Where"a*bout`, Where"a*bouts`, n.
Definition: The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know his whereabouts. Shak. A puzzling notice of thy whereabout. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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