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wherefores

[hwair-fawr, -fohr, wair-]

where·fore

[hwair-fawr, -fohr, wair-]
adverb
1.
Archaic. for what? why?
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for that cause or reason: Wherefore let us be grateful.
noun
3.
the cause or reason: to study the whys and wherefores of a situation.

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Wherefores is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; see where, for

where, wherefore (see usage note at where).


2. See therefore.

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