"whereon" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-whereon.ogg
Etymology: From where + on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|where|on}} where + on Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} whereon (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) On which, on what. Tags: archaic, not-comparable Synonyms: whereupon Translations (translation): на който (na kojto) (Bulgarian), на каквото (na kakvoto) (Bulgarian), waarop (Dutch), mille (Finnish), mihin (Finnish), au dessus de quoi (French), amelyen (Hungarian), melyen (Hungarian), (whereonto) amelyre (Hungarian), melyre (Hungarian), en donde (Spanish), varpå (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whereon-en-adv-aJhuq39o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Related terms (about): hereabout, thereabout, whereabout Related terms (abouts): hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts Related terms (after): hereafter, thereafter, whereafter Related terms (again): thereagain Related terms (against): hereagainst, thereagainst, whereagainst Related terms (among): hereamong, thereamong, whereamong Related terms (amongst): thereamongst, whereamongst Related terms (around): therearound, wherearound Related terms (as): thereas, whereas Related terms (at): hereat, thereat, whereat Related terms (before): herebefore, therebefore Related terms (beside): therebeside Related terms (between): therebetween, wherebetween Related terms (by): hereby, thereby, whereby Related terms (for): herefor, therefor, wherefor Related terms (fore): herefore, therefore, wherefore Related terms (from): herefrom, therefrom, wherefrom Related terms (hence): herehence, therehence Related terms (in): herein, therein, wherein Related terms (in after): hereinafter, thereinafter, whereinafter Related terms (in before): hereinbefore, thereinbefore, whereinbefore Related terms (into): hereinto, thereinto, whereinto Related terms (of): hereof, thereof, whereof Related terms (on): hereon, thereon Related terms (out): hereout, thereout, whereout Related terms (to): hereto, thereto, whereto Related terms (tofore): heretofore, theretofore, wheretofore Related terms (under): hereunder, thereunder, whereunder Related terms (unto): hereunto, thereunto, whereunto Related terms (upon): hereupon, thereupon, whereupon Related terms (with): herewith, therewith, wherewith Related terms (withal): herewithal, therewithal, wherewithal
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          "roman": "na kojto",
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          "word": "en donde"
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        ],
        [
          "what",
          "what"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) On which, on what."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-whereon.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/En-us-whereon.ogg/En-us-whereon.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/En-us-whereon.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "whereupon"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "na kojto",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "на който"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "na kakvoto",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "на каквото"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "waarop"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "mille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "mihin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "au dessus de quoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "amelyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "melyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "(whereonto) amelyre"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "melyre"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "en donde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "translation",
      "word": "varpå"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whereon"
}

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