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wherefore |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wherefore \Where"fore\, n. the reason why. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wherefore \Where"fore\, adv & conj. [Where + for.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: wherefore n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp in the phrase "the whys and wherefores" [syn: {why}] adv : for which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?" [syn: {wherefor}]
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