whence
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: hwĕns, IPA: /ʍɛns/, SAMPA: /Wens/
- (in accents with the wine-whine merger) enPR: wĕns, IPA: /wɛns/, SAMPA: /wens/
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- Rhymes: -ɛns
[edit] Adverb
whence (not comparable)
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[edit] Usage notes
- This word is uncommon in modern usage; from where is now usually substituted (as in the example sentence: Where did I come from? or From where did I come?). It is now chiefly encountered in older works, or in poetic or literary writing.
- From whence has a strong literary precedent, appearing in Shakespeare and the King James Bible as well as in the writings of numerous Victorian-era writers. In recent times, however, it has been criticized as redundant by usage commentators.
[edit] Translations
From where; from which place or source
[edit] Conjunction
whence
- From where.
- I do not know whence I came.
- (literary, poetic) From which.
- From French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
- I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.
[edit] Translations
From where
From which
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