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wherethan

UK/ʍɛəˈðæn/

wherethan conjunction: than which.

Conjunction

wherethan

  1. (rare) Than which.
    • Then Miriam wept passing sore wherethan naught could be more, making sure of separation, and cried to the druggist's wife, “O my mother, said I not to thee that my lord Nur al-Din had been tricked into selling me? […]1885, Richard Francis Burton, One Thousand and One Nights

Origin of wherethan

From where + than.

Questions about wherethan

What does wherethan mean?
Wherethan means than which.
What part of speech is wherethan?
Wherethan is a conjunction.
How do you pronounce wherethan?
Wherethan is pronounced /ʍɛəˈðæn/ (UK).

Words near wherethan in the dictionary

  1. whereso
  2. wheresoe'er
  3. wheresoeer
  4. wheresoever
  5. wheresomever
  6. wherethan
  7. wherethrough
  8. whereto
  9. wheretoever
  10. wheretofore
  11. wheretosoever

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