whenceforth

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US/ˈ(h)wɛnsˌfɔɹθ/UK/ˈwɛnsˌfɔːθ/

adverb

From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.

“Whenceforth ought we to maintain radio-silence?”

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Meanings

adverbwhenceforth (not comparable)
  1. formalnot comparableFrom which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.

    With great reluctance, he was introduced to pomegranates, whenceforth he refused any other fruit.

  2. formalinterrogativenot comparableForth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.

    Whenceforth ought we to maintain radio-silence?

Origin

From whence + forth.

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APA

whenceforth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whenceforth

MLA

“whenceforth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whenceforth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whenceforth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whenceforth.

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