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whenceforth

UK/ˈwɛnsˌfɔːθ//ˈ(h)wɛnsˌfɔɹθ/

whenceforth adverb: from which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.

Adverb

whenceforth (not comparable)

  1. (formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
    • With great reluctance, he was introduced to pomegranates, whenceforth he refused any other fruit.
  2. (formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
    • Whenceforth ought we to maintain radio-silence?

Origin of whenceforth

From whence + forth.

Questions about whenceforth

What does whenceforth mean?
Whenceforth means from which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
What part of speech is whenceforth?
Whenceforth is an adverb.
How do you pronounce whenceforth?
Whenceforth is pronounced /ˈ(h)wɛnsˌfɔɹθ/ (US).

Words near whenceforth in the dictionary

  1. whenas
  2. Whenby
  3. whence
  4. whenceafter
  5. whenceever
  6. whenceforth
  7. whenceforward
  8. whencefrom
  9. whenceness
  10. whencenesses
  11. whencesoe'er

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