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2 ENTRIES FOUND:

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adj \ˈhwich, ˈwich\

Definition of WHICH

1
: being what one or ones out of a group —used as an interrogative <which tie should I wear> <kept a record of which employees took their vacations in July>
2
: whichever <it will not fit, turn it which way you like>
3
—used as a function word to introduce a nonrestrictive relative clause and to modify a noun in that clause and to refer together with that noun to a word or word group in a preceding clause or to an entire preceding clause or sentence or longer unit of discourse <in German, which language might … have been the medium of transmission — Thomas Pyles> <that this city is a rebellious city… : for which cause was this city destroyed — Ezra 4:15 (Authorized Version)>

Origin of WHICH

Middle English, of what kind, which, from Old English hwilc; akin to Old High German wilīh of what kind, which, Old English hwā who, gelīk like — more at who, like
First Known Use: before 12th century

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