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Definitions for: Wherefore [n] the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp in the phrase"the whys and wherefores"
[adv] for which reason; "wherefore do I receive this honor?"
Webster (1913) Definition: Where"fore, adv. & conj. [Where + for.]
1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
--Matt. vii.
20.
2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.
But wherefore that I tell my tale. --Chaucer.
Wherefore didst thou doubt? --Matt. xiv.
31.
Where"fore, n.
the reason why. [Colloq.]
Synonyms: wherefor, why
See Also: ground, reason
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