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whence

adv
/ʍɛns/

Etymology

From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.

  1. inherited from hwanon
  2. inherited from whennes

Definitions

  1. From where

    From where; from which place or source.

    • Whence came I?
    • "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
    • Go to whence you came!

  2. Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated

    Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

    • The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.
    • I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA