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whereäs

whereäs is the rare spelling of whereas.

Meaning of whereas

Conjunction

whereas

  1. In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
    • He came first in the race, whereas his brother came last.
  2. It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)
    • And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union.1778, United States Articles of Confederation

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Origin of whereäs

The ä emphasizes that the word is where + as.

Questions about whereäs

What is whereäs the rare spelling of?
Whereäs is the rare spelling of whereas.

Words near whereäs in the dictionary

  1. wherewithall
  2. wherewithals
  3. wherewithin
  4. wherewithout
  5. wherewiths
  6. whereäs
  7. wherin
  8. Wherley
  9. Wherleys
  10. Whernside
  11. wherof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: whereäs (page history and authors); whereas (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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