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Word: Whence
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:
Middle English whennes, from earlier whenne (from Old English hwanon, of Germanic origin) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
wɛns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
from what place or source
Short Definition:from what place or source
Examples:- whence do they derive those powers?
Definition:
from which; from where
Short Definition:from which
Examples:- the Ural mountains, whence the ore is procured
Variant Forms:
- from whence
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