See wherefor on Wiktionary
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "thenceforth"
},
{
"word": "thenceforward"
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{
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{
"word": "thencefrom"
},
{
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{
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{
"word": "thereabouts"
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{
"word": "thereacross"
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{
"word": "thereafter"
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{
"word": "thereagain"
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{
"word": "thereagainst"
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{
"word": "therealong"
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{
"word": "thereamongst"
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{
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{
"word": "thereat"
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{
"word": "therebeside"
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{
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{
"word": "therebeyond"
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{
"word": "thereby"
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{
"word": "therever"
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{
"word": "therefor"
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{
"word": "therefore"
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{
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{
"word": "therefrom"
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{
"word": "therehence"
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{
"word": "thereinabove"
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{
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{
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{
"word": "thereinbelow"
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{
"word": "thereinto"
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{
"word": "thereinunder"
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{
"word": "theremid"
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{
"word": "thereof"
},
{
"word": "thereon"
},
{
"word": "thereout"
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{
"word": "thereover"
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{
"word": "theresoever"
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "theretofore"
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{
"word": "thereunto"
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{
"word": "thereup"
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{
"word": "thereupon"
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{
"word": "therewith"
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{
"word": "therewithal"
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{
"word": "therewithin"
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{
"word": "therewithout"
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{
"word": "thitherinsoever"
},
{
"word": "thitherto"
},
{
"word": "thitherward"
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{
"word": "thitherwards"
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{
"word": "whatever"
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{
"word": "whatso"
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "whenabout"
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{
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{
"word": "whenas"
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{
"word": "whenever"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"word": "whenceafter"
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{
"word": "whencever"
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{
"word": "whenceforth"
},
{
"word": "whenceforward"
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{
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},
{
"word": "whenceward"
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{
"word": "whencewards"
},
{
"word": "whereabout"
},
{
"word": "whereabouts"
},
{
"word": "whereafter"
},
{
"word": "whereagainst"
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{
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{
"word": "whereamong"
},
{
"word": "whereamongst"
},
{
"word": "wherearound"
},
{
"word": "whereas"
},
{
"word": "whereat"
},
{
"word": "wherebeside"
},
{
"word": "wherebetween"
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{
"word": "wherebeyond"
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{
"word": "whereby"
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{
"word": "wherever"
},
{
"word": "wherefore"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "wherefrom"
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{
"word": "wherehence"
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{
"word": "whereinabove"
},
{
"word": "whereinafter"
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},
{
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},
{
"word": "whereinsoever"
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{
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},
{
"word": "whereinunder"
},
{
"word": "wheremid"
},
{
"word": "whereof"
},
{
"word": "whereon"
},
{
"word": "whereout"
},
{
"word": "whereover"
},
{
"word": "whereso"
},
{
"word": "wheresoever"
},
{
"word": "wherethrough"
},
{
"word": "wherethroughout"
},
{
"word": "whereto"
},
{
"word": "wheretofore"
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{
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},
{
"word": "whereup"
},
{
"word": "whereupon"
},
{
"word": "wherewith"
},
{
"word": "wherewithal"
},
{
"word": "wherewithin"
},
{
"word": "wherewithout"
},
{
"word": "whitherever"
},
{
"word": "whitherinsoever"
},
{
"word": "whitherso"
},
{
"word": "whitherto"
},
{
"word": "whithertofore"
},
{
"word": "whitherward"
},
{
"word": "whitherwards"
},
{
"word": "whyever"
},
{
"word": "whyfor"
},
{
"word": "whyso"
},
{
"word": "whysoever"
}
],
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{
"glosses": [
"For which."
]
}
],
"word": "wherefor"
}
Download raw JSONL data for wherefor meaning in All languages combined (11.2kB)
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