"otherwhence" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: From other + whence. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|other|whence}} other + whence Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} otherwhence (not comparable)
  1. (formal, now rare) By other means. Tags: archaic, formal, not-comparable Synonyms: otherwise
    Sense id: en-otherwhence-en-adv-en:by_other_means
  2. (formal, now rare) From elsewhere. Tags: archaic, formal, not-comparable Synonyms: elsewhence Coordinate_terms: everywhence, anywhence, somewhence, nowhence, otherwhither, elsewhither, everywhither, anywhither, somewhither, nowhither
    Sense id: en-otherwhence-en-adv-en:from_elsewhere Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: whenceforth, whenceforward, whenceness, whencesoever, whencever, whenceward
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          "ref": "1868, Augusta Webster, transl., The Medea of Euripides, pages 37–38, lines 571–574:",
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