"where-" meaning in English

See where- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} where-, {{en-prefix}} where-
  1. Which, what, whom: compounded with prepositions to form compound relative and interrogative pronouns. Tags: morpheme Related terms: whence, where, whither, whereabouts Coordinate_terms: here- (english: this), there- (english: that)
    Sense id: en-where--en-prefix-aR6S83LZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant target parameters

Download JSON data for where- meaning in English (1.1kB)

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