whence
adverb
ˈwen(t)s\
Definition of whence
(Entry 1 of 2)
: from what place, source, or cause then whence comes this paradox — Changing Times
: from what place, source, or cause no one could tell me from whence the gold had come— Graham Greene
whence
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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
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The first known use of whence was in the 13th century
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whence
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English Language Learners Definition of whence
: from where
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whence
adverb
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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