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Definitions for whereof
ʰwɛərˈʌv, -ˈɒv, wɛər-wher·e·of
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whereofadverb
Of what.
whereofadverb
Of which.
whereofconjunction
Of what; of which; of whom.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Whereofadverb
Of which.
Etymology: where and of.
A thing whereof the church hath, ever sithence the first beginning, reaped singular commodity. Richard Hooker.
How this world, when and whereof created. John Milton.
I do not find the certain numbers whereof their armies did consist. John Davies, on Ireland.
’Tis not very probable that I should succeed in such a project, whereof I have not had the least hint from any of my predecessors, the poets. Dryden.
Webster Dictionary
Whereofadverb
of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used relatively
Whereofadverb
of what; -- used interrogatively
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whereof in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whereof in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of whereof in a Sentence
There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be. . .and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, SEE, this is new It hath been already of old time, which was before us. There is no remembrance of former things.
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