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BNC: 14175 COCA: 17756

whence

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whence /ˈwɛns/ adverb
whence
/ˈwɛns/
adverb
Learner's definition of WHENCE
old-fashioned + literary
: from where从何处
often + from
BNC: 14175 COCA: 17756

whence

1 of 2

adverb

: from what place, source, or cause
then whence comes this paradox Changing Times

whence

2 of 2

conjunction

1
: from what place, source, or cause
inquired whence the water came Maria Edgeworth
2
a
: from or out of which place, source, or cause
the lawless society whence the ballads sprang DeLancey Ferguson
b
: by reason of which fact
nothing broke—whence I infer that my bones are not yet chalky O. W. Holmes †1935
Phrases
from whence
: from what place, source, or cause
no one could tell me from whence the gold had come Graham Greene

Example Sentences

Adverb They returned to the land whence they came.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
In the season 4 finale of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, the titular super-screwups publicly defeated the demon Neron, thus erasing the dystopian future from whence cynical hacktivist Zari (Tala Ashe) initially came. Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English whennes, from whenne whence (from Old English hwanon) + -s, adverb suffix, from -s, genitive singular ending; akin to Old High German hwanān whence, Old English hwā who

First Known Use

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Conjunction

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of whence was in the 13th century
BNC: 14175 COCA: 17756

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