"otherwhen" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: other + when Etymology templates: {{compound|en|other|when}} other + when Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} otherwhen (not comparable)
  1. (rare) Elsewhen, sometime or somewhen else, another time. Tags: not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-otherwhen-en-adv-JFGHNCAh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20

Noun

Forms: otherwhens [plural]
Etymology: other + when Etymology templates: {{compound|en|other|when}} other + when Head templates: {{en-noun}} otherwhen (plural otherwhens)
  1. (rare) Other time (sometime else). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-otherwhen-en-noun-nm8SjKFo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20

Inflected forms

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