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wherefore /ˈweɚˌfoɚ/ adverb

wherefore

/ˈweɚˌfoɚ/

adverb

Learner's definition of WHEREFORE

— used in the past to mean “why”

“Wherefore art thou Romeo?” [=why are you Romeo?]
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (1594–95)

the whys and (the) wherefores

— see ³why

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