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wherethrough

UK/wɛːˈθɹuː/

wherethrough adverb: through which.

Adverb

wherethrough (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Through which.
    • There was also a small window, wherethrough a prisoner might conceivably escape.
  2. (obsolete) By means of which; whereby.
    • They perceived her to be capable of diverse passions, and agitated by many languishing and painfull motions, wherethrough she fell into wearinesse and griefe[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    • […] the river Oanis, and the lake of his native land, and the sacred channels wherethrough doth Hipparis give water to the people, […]1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Olympian Ode V, page 16.

Origin of wherethrough

From where + through, compare Middle English wherethorow.

Questions about wherethrough

What does wherethrough mean?
Wherethrough means through which.
What part of speech is wherethrough?
Wherethrough is an adverb.
How do you pronounce wherethrough?
Wherethrough is pronounced /wɛːˈθɹuː/ (UK).

Words near wherethrough in the dictionary

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

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