wherefrom
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wherefrom (wɛəˈfrɒm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | from what or where? whence? |
| —pron | |
| 2. | from which place; whence |
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Wherefrom
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
He must do this in order to gauge his effects accurately and wherefrom determine how much teaching work he has left to do.
Sandblasting will not be permitted unless the dust wherefrom is confined.
The corollary of this enthusiasm is found in his papers and addresses on the drama, wherefrom arises winningly the human note.
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