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whereof

whe·reof

UK/wɛəɹˈɒv/ US/(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ rare archaic formal

adverb

1.

of which

  • “punishment for a crime whereof he was convicted”
2.

of what

  • “he knows whereof he speaks”

Origin

From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where + of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf.

Phrases

  • 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
  • in witness whereof
  • know whereof one speaks

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