"whom's" meaning in English

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Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} whom's, {{en-cont}} whom's
  1. (rare) Whom is. Tags: contraction, rare Synonyms: who's
    Sense id: en-whom's-en-contraction-slzJnPAl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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