whence

adverb

\ˈhwen(t)s,

ˈwen(t)s\

Definition of whence

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

whence

conjunction

Definition of whence (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : from what place, source, or cause inquired whence the water came— Maria Edgeworth

2a : from or out of which place, source, or cause the lawless society whence the ballads sprang— DeLancey Ferguson

b : by reason of which fact nothing broke— whence I infer that my bones are not yet chalky— O. W. Holmes †1935

Examples of whence in a Sentence

Adverb

They returned to the land whence they came.

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More Definitions for whence

whence

adverb

English Language Learners Definition of whence

: from where

See the full definition for whence in the English Language Learners Dictionary

whence

adverb

\ˈhwens,

ˈwens\

Kids Definition of whence

1 : from what place, source, or cause Whence come all these questions?

2 : from or out of which We knew little of the land whence they came.

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