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whence

UK
/wɛns/
US
/wɛns/

Translations

whenceadverb
(archaic)
Synonyms
from where
from which
where
whenceconjunction
UK
/wɛns/
US
/wɛns/

Definitions

whenceadverb
From what place or source.
Whence did you obtain this rare artifact?
From which; from where.
He returned to the city whence he had come.
whenceconjunction
Used to introduce a clause that indicates the source or origin of something.
He returned to the village whence he came.
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