wherefrom

[ wair-fruhm, -from, hwair- ]

conjunction

1. from which; whence.

wherefrom

/ wɛəˈfrɒm /

adverb

1. from what or where? whence?

pronoun

1. from which place; whence

Word History and Origins

Origin of wherefrom¹

First recorded in 1480–90; where + from

Example Sentences

Can there be any doubt about wherefrom this hawkish push emanates?

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In one night thou dost a work wherefrom the jewellers would fail in months!

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A million leaves fall and decay to enrich the soil wherefrom two million more may spring.

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Less common is the blocking of the secondary ducts, wherefrom a collection of small cysts results.

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A sharp walk carried us from the hill path through the tangle of bushes into the woods wherefrom danger first had come to us.

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Robin, with wet skin and spoiled bow, struggled back to the bank wherefrom he had first started out.

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