whereon
Americanconjunction
adverb
adverb
pronoun
Etymology
Origin of whereon
First recorded in 1175–1225, whereon is from the Middle English word wheron. See where, on
Example Sentences
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“The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved to run,” declared the self-destructive Captain Ahab, concerning his pursuit of Moby Dick.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2020
They have ignored the spirituality behind the sublime cry of Job; they have remembered only the dung heap whereon Job lay.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therein he suggested a common ground whereon Anthropology and Medicine might get together for the benefit of mankind.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are in the U. S. no twin peaks of secondary education like Eton and Harrow, whereon hang all the pedagogical law and whose masters are the prophets.
From Time Magazine Archive
He threw his great hands round Arete’s knees, whereon the sacred mist curled back; they saw him; and the diners hushed amazed to see an unknown man inside the palace.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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