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when as

when as is the alternative form of whenas.

Meaning of whenas

Conjunction

whenas

  1. (archaic) When.
  2. (archaic) Whereas.
    • Only this I marvelled, and other men have since, whenas I, in a ſubject ſo new to this age, and ſo hazardous to pleaſe, concealed not my name, why this author, defending that part which is ſo creeded by the people, would conceal his.1645 March 4, J[ohn] M[ilton], Colasterion: A Reply to a Nameles Ansvver against The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce. Wherein the Trivial Author of that Answer is Discover’d, the Licencer...

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When as is the alternative form of whenas.

Words near when as in the dictionary

  1. when Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard
  2. when all is said
  3. when all is said and done
  4. when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
  5. when America sneezes, the world catches a cold
  6. when as
  7. when everything is said and done
  8. when God closes a door he opens a window
  9. when heck freezes over
  10. when Hell freezes over
  11. when I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck

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