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whenso

whenso conjunction: when; whensoever.

Conjunction

whenso

  1. (obsolete) when; whensoever

Origin of whenso

From Middle English hwenne-so, hwen se, hwense, hwon so, quhen so, wane-so, wen so, weonne so, whanne so, whannse, whan so, whænne-swa, when so, when-so, whon so; equivalent to when + so.

Questions about whenso

What does whenso mean?
Whenso means when; whensoever.
What part of speech is whenso?
Whenso is a conjunction.

Words near whenso in the dictionary

  1. whenever
  2. whenever one turns around
  3. whenevs
  4. whenness
  5. whens
  6. whenso
  7. whensoe'er
  8. whensoever
  9. whensomever
  10. whensoëver
  11. Whenuapai

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