"what of" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} what of
  1. What about; used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered. Derived forms: what of it
    Sense id: en-what_of-en-adv-HUhfhG2I

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} what of, {{en-prep}} what of
  1. (rare) Because of, due to. Tags: rare Synonyms: what with
    Sense id: en-what_of-en-prep-~1ernjis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 17 83

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