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whereinto

whereinto adverb: into which.

Adverb

whereinto (not comparable)

  1. Into which.
    • the troubles whereinto the state of Athens fell1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)

Origin of whereinto

From where + into.

Questions about whereinto

What does whereinto mean?
Whereinto means into which.
What part of speech is whereinto?
Whereinto is an adverb.

Words near whereinto in the dictionary

  1. wherein
  2. whereinafter
  3. whereinbefore
  4. whereinsoever
  5. whereinsofar
  6. whereinto
  7. whereinwhich
  8. whereness
  9. wherenesses
  10. wherenot
  11. whereof

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