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whereas

[hwair-az, wair-]

conjunction

while on the contrary: One arrived promptly, whereas the others hung back.

it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).

noun

a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word: to read the whereases in the will.

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Whereas is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English wheras; see where, as¹

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Whereas according to the sad and orthodox theories of translation, neither of these truths should be true.

Nature has no lines, whereas drawing almost always contains lines.

Dividends grow over time whereas the interest on government bonds is fixed.

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Whereas according to the sad and orthodox theories of translation, neither of these truths should be true.

Nature has no lines, whereas drawing almost always contains lines.

Dividends grow over time whereas the interest on government bonds is fixed.

It costs one cent for a standard plastic grocery sack, whereas a paper bag costs four cents, he said.

Large parental age differences increase the risk for psychiatric disorders, whereas other environmental factors decrease risk.

But either way, it didn't look at all right to me, whereas the conclusions in this paper seem more reasonable.

We've found that the purples are deepest in color when harvested on the younger side, whereas the yellows mature into brightness.

Everybody thinks it's how something looks, whereas for me, design is pretty much everything.

Complex systems can only be built step by step, whereas destruction requires but an instant.

Whereas the guild and its members, understandably, want to do profit maximization.

Whereas neuroticism tends to make for gloomy types, extroversion does the opposite.

Many of the eggs may not make it to reproductive age, whereas an adult can actively reproduce.

Exercise has been shown to help the heart, whereas a lazy lifestyle can be a major risk factor for heart disease.

Whereas the first time around, it was unpredictable and fun, it was a good time.

White would be too jarring and would look dingy over time, whereas the chartruese will continue to look fresh.

Whereas common variants tend to be shared across racial and ethnic groups, rare variants seem to be group-specific.

Normalization is an event, whereas reconciliation is a process.

But the world has a short attention span, whereas the half-lives of many radioactive isotopes are long indeed.

Jackals and hyenas are the scavengers of the land whereas vultures are the undisputed scavengers of the air.

As a result, dominant males can afford to be risk investors, whereas weaker males follow the intensity method.

Whereas the lakes are rare and beautiful, they can also be dangerous.

They found that cocaine use was much higher in urban areas whereas methamphetamine was found everywhere.

The reason is that streaming revenues per stream are low, whereas download revenues per track are high.

One-third of students complete a senior project, whereas half of history and political-science majors do.

Whereas the spirits and beer businesses had global brands, wine seemed impossibly fragmented.

Birds have feathers, which are unfeeling structures, whereas the pterosaur's wings were made entirely out of skin.

Stress sometimes can stimulate your potential, whereas inhibit your performance some other time.

The dragonfly looked closer to a living creature, whereas the dinosaurs remained a bit more exaggerated and caricature-like.

The normal, skinny refills can be packed close together into shipping boxes, whereas the spiral will take up a lot more space.

The former stresses the rights of the individual whereas the latter stresses the needs of the group.

The crude oil killed all of the larvae whereas the nicotine-free stuff left a fifth of them alive after two days.

Mature males are mostly blue, whereas females are completely yellow.

Whereas all wild animals flee when they can to avoid interaction.

Whereas five years ago more than two-thirds of shipments went across the border, now barely more than a third do.

In addition, the prehistoric fish had one long dorsal fin, whereas many lampreys today have more.

Neglecting gravity, electromagnetism intensifies as you go down in size, whereas the nuclear forces weaken.

Among vertebrates, birds have feathers, whereas reptiles have scales.

Whereas the winter tourist is usually the big spender, the summer visitor is likely to be the.

But whereas fast-growing emerging markets have raised.

Whereas birds are protected by feathers and reptiles by scales.

Nature is all about color, whereas drawing is primarily about dark marks drawn on light grounds.

Why some office spaces alienate workers, whereas others make them happier and more efficient.

These year-old stems have smooth bark, whereas older stems have rough, shaggy bark.

Researchers have found that light-colored lice live on light-colored birds, whereas dark-colored lice live on dark-colored birds.

Driving commutes can be stressful whereas public transport journey's allow time to read, sleep, converse with.

Whereas for sadness, the clusters were much larger than we'd expect.

But whereas that was enchantingly courtly, this is uninhibitedly high spirited.

Whereas once upon a time going to college meant packing up the family station wagon with your turntable and.

Yet whereas counterfeit art has been around for centuries.

The trees at the side of the road whiz by, whereas the mountains on the distant horizon hardly move.

Genes in euchromatin tend to be active, whereas those in heterochromatin are usually inactive.

In hyperthermia all the effector processes are stained to the utmost, whereas in fevers they are not.

But whereas prejudice persists, integration has proceeded apace.

We go up and actually live there, whereas mountaineers come back down.

Similarly, the illusory bars are modally completed, whereas the cube is amodally completed.

Some papers explored the history of theoretical ideas, whereas others advocated for the use of theory in history.

But straight couples have the choice of a civil or a religious ceremony whereas gays are stuck with an underwhelming secular one.

Whereas when you go into the wilderness, it's an unknown.

To focus upon individuality is to celebrate particularity, whereas any.

Whereas big countries have plans for cutting emissions.

One group ate a restrictive, low-protein diet whereas the other dined on protein-rich foods.

Likewise, some tents last for a long time whereas others fall to pieces rapidly.

Some nations have no official language, whereas others have multiple official languages.

The man who supports women improves his chances of mating, whereas a man who stands against women lowers.

But only a small share of disputes are taken up, whereas discontents are multiplying.

In crude terms, food-exporting countries gain in the short term whereas net importers lose.

But whereas tungsten projectiles become rounded at the tip upon impact, uranium shells burn away at the edges.

Whereas prior agreements had to be renewed every few years, the new one has no fixed term.

Ordinary metals conduct electrons all the way through, whereas ordinary insulators don't conduct electrons at all.

Whereas researchers can examine living cells from the liver, lung and heart, taking a biopsy of the.

Whereas previous research had linked depression with an.

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whereas (wɛərˈæz)

—*conj*
1.	(coordinating) but on the other hand: I like to go swimming whereas Sheila likes to sail

—*sentence connector*
2.	(in formal documents to begin sentences) it being the case that; since

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