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nowhen else

nowhen else adverb: at no other time.

Adverb

nowhen else

  1. (uncommon) At no other time.
    • […] that not a weed grows in a particular spot, without a special Providence of God that it should grow there, and nowhere else; then, and nowhen else.1884, Charles Kingsley, The Works of Charles Kingsley, page 214
    • Amidst a spectacle, staged nowhere and nowhen else in the world, they heard the voice of the Almighty giving the Ten Commandments. So impressed were they that they declared that all which God had spoken they would solemnly do.1920, George Betts Swann, Sermons, page 98

Examples of nowhen else in a sentence

  • The temporal order compels you to be exactly when you are at any moment, and nowhen else.1999 February 1, Roger Scruton, An Intelligent Person's Guide to Philosophy, Penguin, →ISBN:
  • “He has nowhen else to go.” “Maybe I should go help him plot a course,” Efren offers.2022 May 9, Edward Newton, The Infinite Minute, World Castle Publishing, LLC, →ISBN:

Origin of nowhen else

By analogy with nowhere else. See nowhen.

Questions about nowhen else

What does nowhen else mean?
Nowhen else means at no other time.
How do you use nowhen else in a sentence?
The temporal order compels you to be exactly when you are at any moment, and nowhen else.
What part of speech is nowhen else?
Nowhen else is an adverb.

Words near nowhen else in the dictionary

  1. nowels
  2. Nowendoc
  3. Nower
  4. nowhat
  5. nowhen
  6. nowhen else
  7. nowhence
  8. nowhere
  9. Nowhere Creek
  10. nowhere else
  11. nowhere in sight

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