whence
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whence
- /ʍɛns/
- /wɛns/
Rhymes with -ɛns
Where it comes from
From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.
adverb
- From where; from which place or source. Whence came I?
conjunction
- Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.
