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whereof

[ hwair-uhv, -ov, wair- ]
/ ʰwɛərˈʌv, -ˈɒv, wɛər- /

adverb, conjunction

of what, which, or whom.

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Origin of whereof

First recorded in 1150–1200, whereof is from the Middle English word wherof.See where, of1

Words nearby whereof

wherefrom, wherein, whereinto, where it's at, where'll, whereof, whereon, where one is coming from, where one lives, where're, where's
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British Dictionary definitions for whereof

whereof
/ (wɛərˈɒv) archaic, or formal /

adverb

of what or which person or thing?

pronoun

of which (person or thing)the man whereof I speak is no longer alive
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