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Whence

/wɛns/

From where; from which place or source.

📖 Definitions of "Whence"

adverb
  1. 1

    From where; from which place or source.

    ""Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms."

conjunction
  1. 1

    Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated.

    "I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are."

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