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otherwhere

[ uhth-er-hwair, -wair ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

, Archaic.

otherwhere

/ ˈʌðəˌwɛə /

1350–1400; Middle English (north and Scots ) other-quar; other, where

This I have seen, half-finished—a witness to the willing mind; proof that its proper work lay otherwhere.

Often the folk of that house, and from otherwhere round about, came down to the strand to watch him working.

Any trail that goes otherwhere must dip and cross, sidle and take chances.

And yet, it is probable that the cause lies otherwhere, and that the conjunction of these four men is accidental.

Her children were glad to get away from their home and find otherwhere the freedom and gaiety denied them there.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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