"d'où" meaning in French

See d'où in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /d‿u/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-d'où.wav Forms: d’ où [canonical]
Etymology: Contraction of de (“from, of”) + où (“where”). Head templates: {{fr-adv}} d’où
  1. from where; whence; from which place or source
    Sense id: en-d'où-fr-adv-XDq6DdLi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 0
  2. hence
    Sense id: en-d'où-fr-adv-RKU~j8qH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 0

Conjunction

IPA: /d‿u/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-d'où.wav Forms: d’où [canonical]
Etymology: Contraction of de (“from, of”) + où (“where”). Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunction}} d’où
  1. wherefore
    Sense id: en-d'où-fr-conj-ouaspHcX
     
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