whence

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adverb

1.
(archaic, formal, literary, not comparable)(archaic, formal or literary) From where; from which place or source.
Whence came I?
"Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
Go to whence you came!
That envy whence comes hate.

conjunction

conjunction

1.
(literary, poetic)Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence
The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.
I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.

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anywhenceelsewhenceeverywhencenowhence somewhencewhenceafterwhencever whenceforth whenceforwardwhencefromwhencesoever hence thence

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.