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wherealong

Syllables: where·a·longUK/ˌʍɛː.əˈlɒŋ/US/ˌʍɛɹ.əˈlɔŋ/

wherealong conjunction: along which.

Conjunction

wherealong

  1. (rare) Along which.
    • Magnitude, figure, and motion, are reputed both by learned and vulgar to reside in the bodies wherein we observe them : yet it cannot be denied, that the suffer alterations in their conveyance to the mind, whether that be made through the sight, or the touch; they being all motion in the rays of...1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued
    • At the closing afternoon, when there was a certain cessation of household cares and a frequent solitariness at teatime in the kitchen, those sea-bordering and empurpled heights would fix her attention, and she would project an inner vision beyond them to desolate sands wherealong her spirit had...1912, William H. Kersey, The Darksome Maids of Bagleere: A Somerset Tale, page 237

Origin of wherealong

From where + along.

Questions about wherealong

What does wherealong mean?
Wherealong means along which.
What part of speech is wherealong?
Wherealong is a conjunction.
How do you pronounce wherealong?
Wherealong is pronounced /ˌʍɛː.əˈlɒŋ/ (UK).

Words near wherealong in the dictionary

  1. whereabouts
  2. whereabove
  3. whereacross
  4. whereafter
  5. whereagainst
  6. wherealong
  7. whereamong
  8. whereamongst
  9. whereanent
  10. wherearound
  11. whereas

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