wherethan

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UK/ʍɛəˈðæn/

conjunction

Than which.

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Meanings

conjunction
  1. rareThan 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

From where + than.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

heathwren
Cite this entry
APA

wherethan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wherethan

MLA

“wherethan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wherethan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wherethan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wherethan.

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