Whence

adverb

/wɛns/

Word Frequency: 3.2

Definitions

1.adverbFrom where; from which place or source.

""Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms."

2.conjunctionUsed for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated.

"I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are."

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