whence

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whence[1,adverb] whence[2,conjunction]

Main Entry: ¹whence
Pronunciation: 'hwen(t)s, 'wen(t)s
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne whence (from Old English hwanon) + -s, adverb suffix, from -s, genitivesingular ending; akin to Old High German hwanAn whence, Old English hwA who
: from what place, source, or cause <then whence comes this paradox -- Changing Times>
- from whence : from what place, source, or cause <no one could tell me from whence the gold had come -- Graham Greene>