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View synonyms for wherein

wherein

[ wair-in, hwair- ]

conjunction

  1. in what or in which.


adverb

  1. in what way or respect?

wherein

/ wɛərˈɪn /

adverb

  1. in what place or respect?


pronoun

  1. in which place, thing, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wherein1

First recorded in 1200–50, wherein is from the Middle English word wherin. See where, in

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Example Sentences

That would create an irreversible cycle wherein the climate is beyond our control.

Thorn also posted a video on his personal YouTube page wherein he desk-dances to Taylor Swift.

And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.

Richardson says that this approach is “less of a diet, and more of a pattern” wherein food is consumed during a feeding window.

Suppose one believes, as many JVP-ers do, that it is morally wrong to establish a state wherein citizens are treated unequally.

The second cable quotes mine of last night wherein I ask leave to call for the East Lancs.

And as he did so, he regarded the spot where the sod house had once stood and wherein he had spent many happy days.

For behold I begin to bring evil on the city wherein my name is called upon: and shall you be as innocent and escape free?

It was something which announced itself; a chill breath that seemed to issue from some vast cavern wherein discords waited.

A basket full of millet must go with the millet cakes: this is the food wherein the country goddess finds pleasure most of all.

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