WHEREIN

Etymology

Adverb

wherein (not comparable)

How, or in what way.

Conjunction

wherein

Where, or in which location.

During which.

How, or in what way.

Source: Wiktionary


Where*in", adv.

1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively. Her clothes wherein she was clad. Chaucer. There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Swift.

2. In what; -- used interrogatively. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! Mal. ii. 17.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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