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whereinto

[ wair-in-too, hwair-; wair-in-too, hwair- ]
/ wɛərˈɪn tu, ʰwɛər-; ˌwɛər ɪnˈtu, ˌʰwɛər- /
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conjunction
into which.
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Origin of whereinto

First recorded in 1530–40; where + into

Words nearby whereinto

where do we go from here, where'er, wherefore, wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, where it's at, where'll, whereof, whereon, where one is coming from
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British Dictionary definitions for whereinto

whereinto
/ (wɛərˈɪntuː) archaic /
adverb
into what place?
pronoun
into which place
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