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Wherefore
Pronunciation : Where"fore
Part of Speech : adv.&
Etymology : [Where + for.]
Definition : 1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 20.
2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively. But wherefore that I tell my tale. Chaucer. Wherefore didst thou doubt Matt. xiv. 31.
conj.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Where"fore
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: the reason why. [Colloq.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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