WHEREOF

Etymology

Conjunction

whereof

(formal) Of what.

(formal) Of which.

(formal) Of whom.

(archaic) With or by which.

Adverb

whereof (not comparable)

(archaic) Of what.

(archaic) Of which.

Anagrams

• forehew

Source: Wiktionary


Where*of", adv.

1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively. I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist. Sir J. Davies. Let it work like Borgias' wine, Whereof his sire, the pope, was poisoned. Marlowe. Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one. Shak.

2. Of what; -- used interrogatively. Whereof was the house built Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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