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whereunto

adv
/wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/

Etymology

From where + unto.

  1. inherited from *untō✻
  2. inherited from unto
  3. compounded as whereunto — “where + unto”

Definitions

  1. Unto what or which

    Unto what or which; to what purpose.

    • I will retire as soon as you have told Whereunto leadeth this lost thread of gold.
    • […] for that they were content somewhat to unwrest the sovereignty from the height whereunto he had strained it; which brought the state to a better proportion of harmony.

  2. unto which

The neighborhood

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