whereon

[ wair-on, -awn, hwair- ]
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conjunction
  1. on what or which.

adverb
  1. Archaic. on what?

Origin of whereon

1
First recorded in 1175–1225, whereon is from the Middle English word wheron.See where, on

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whereon

/ (wɛərˈɒn) archaic /


adverb
  1. on what thing or place?

pronoun
  1. on which thing, place, etc

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