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11whence — [[t](h)wɛns, wɛns[/t]] adv. 1) from what place?: Whence comest thou?[/ex] 2) from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom?[/ex] 3) from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME whennes,… …
12whence — adv. & conj. formal adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). conj. 1 to the place from which (return whence you came). 2 (often prec. by place etc.) from which (the source whence these errors arise). 3 and thence (whence it follows that).… …
13whence — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne whence (from Old English hwanon) + s, adverb suffix, from s, genitivesingular ending; akin to Old High German hwanān whence, Old English hwā who Date: 13th century from what place, source,… …
14whence — And man will return to the state of hydrogen from whence he came (Sunday Telegraph). Although there is ample precedent for from whence the King James Bible has the sentence I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help… …
15whence — Although there is ample precedent for writing from whence the King James Bible has the sentence I will lift up my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help it is nonetheless tautological. Whence means from where. It is enough to say the… …
16whence — UK [wens] / US / US [hwens] adverb, conjunction 1) literary used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs. 2) an old or literary word meaning from where He arrived at… …
17whence — /wɛns / (say wens) adverb Archaic 1. from what place?: whence comest thou? 2. from what source, origin or cause?: whence hath he wisdom? –conjunction 3. from what place, source, cause, etc.: she told whence she came. {Middle English whennes, from …
18whence — 1. adverb /ʍɛns,wɛns/ From where; from which place or source. Whence came I? 2. conjunction /ʍɛns,wɛns/ a) From where …
19whence — (also from whence) formal or archaic interrogative adverb from what place or source. related adverb from which; from where. ↘to the place from which. ↘as a consequence of which. Origin ME whennes, from earlier whenne (from OE hwanon, of Gmc… …
20whence — See whence, whither …
