from whence
phrase
: from what place, source, or cause
No one could tell me from whence the gold had come …—
Graham Greene
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“From whence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20whence. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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