See wherefore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "And if he preached other than the right doctrine, wherefore did his superiors in the Carthusian convent permit it? If the shepherds turn a wolf in sheep's clothing into the flock, they should not blame the sheep for being worried.",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "waarom"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "waarvoor"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "minkä vuoksi"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "miksi"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "d’où"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "raṭom",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "რატომ"
},
{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ristvis",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "რისთვის"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "warum"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "weswegen"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "𐌳𐌿𐌸𐌸𐌴"
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{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "because of which",
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{
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "toigár",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "τοιγάρ"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dió",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "διό"
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{
"code": "grc",
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"roman": "hêi",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "ᾗ"
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"code": "he",
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"word": "למה"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "madua",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "מדוע"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "perché"
},
{
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "naniyue, naze",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "何故"
},
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"code": "la",
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"code": "nn",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "korfor"
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{
"code": "nn",
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"sense": "because of which",
"word": "kvifor"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "dlaczego"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "por quê"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "počemú",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "почему́"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "otčevo",
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"word": "отчего"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "por qué"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "because of which",
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "niçin"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "čomú",
"sense": "because of which",
"word": "чому́"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "z takóji pryčýny",
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"ref": "c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 88, column 2:",
"text": "Ant[ipholus of Syracuse]. Shall I tell you why? / S. Dro. [Dromio of Syracuse] I, ſir, and wherefore; for they ſay, euery why hath a wherefore.",
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{
"ref": "1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "Let Us make one to seek, to seek and never to find out concerning the wherefore of the making of the gods.",
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"ref": "1996, Richard Bausch, Good Evening Mr. & Mrs. America, and All the Ships at Sea, page 72:",
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