"somewhen" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: some + when Etymology templates: {{com|en|some|when}} some + when Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} somewhen (not comparable)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime Tags: nonstandard, not-comparable, rare Synonyms: at some point, somewhere along the line, sometime Related terms: elsewhen Translations (at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime): joskus (Finnish), irgendwann (German), kiedyś (Polish), когда-нибудь (kogda-nibudʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-somewhen-en-adv-anqlTeku Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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