where·up·on
Audio Help [hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-; hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-; hwair-uh-pon, -pawn, wair-] Pronunciation Key –conjunction
| 1. | upon what or upon which. |
| 2. | at or after which. |
| 3. | Archaic. upon what? |
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
ˌwhereuˈpon conjunction
at or after which time, event etc
Example: He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him.
See also: whereabouts, whereabouts, where, whereas, whereby, wherever, "whereupon" in any languageExample: He insulted her, whereupon she slapped him.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Whereupon
Where`up*on"\, adv. Upon which; in consequence of which; after which. The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; whereupon he came thither. --Clarendon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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