otherwhence

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otherwhence

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From other + whence.

adverb

  1. archaic, formal, not comparable By other means. 'Twere a goodly boon If men could raise their children otherwhence And there should be no woman tribe at all; So would there be no mischief in the world.

    Similar: otherwise

  2. archaic, formal, not comparable From elsewhere.

    Similar: elsewhence

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@misc{otherwhence_2026,
  title = {otherwhence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/otherwhence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}