wherefrom

[ wair-fruhm, -from, hwair- ]
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conjunction, adverb
  1. from which; whence.

Origin of wherefrom

1
First recorded in 1480–90; where + from

Words Nearby wherefrom

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How to use wherefrom in a sentence

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

    Robin Hood | Paul Creswick

British Dictionary definitions for wherefrom

wherefrom

/ (wɛəˈfrɒm) archaic /


adverb
  1. from what or where? whence?

pronoun
  1. from which place; whence

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