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elsewhat

elsewhat pronoun: something else; anything else.

Pronoun

elsewhat

  1. (obsolete) Something else; anything else.

Origin of elsewhat

Inherited from Middle English elles what, from Old English elles hwæt; corresponding with else + what.

Questions about elsewhat

What does elsewhat mean?
Elsewhat means something else; anything else.
What part of speech is elsewhat?
Elsewhat is a pronoun.

Words near elsewhat in the dictionary

  1. elsethread
  2. elseward
  3. elsewards
  4. elseways
  5. elseweb
  6. elsewhat
  7. elsewhen
  8. elsewhence
  9. elsewhere
  10. elsewhereism
  11. elsewhereness

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