whereof

where·of

 (wâr-ŏv′, -ŭv′, hwâr-)

conj.

1. Of what: I know whereof I speak.

2.

a. Of which: ancient pottery whereof many examples are lost.

b. Of whom.

adv. Archaic

Of what.

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whereof

(wɛərˈɒv)

adv

of what or which person or thing?

pron

of which (person or thing): the man whereof I speak is no longer alive.

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where•of

(ʰwɛərˈʌv, -ˈɒv, wɛər-)

adv., conj.

of what, which, or whom.

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Translations

da che cosadi che

whereof

[wɛərˈɒv] ADV (frm or liter) → de que

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whereof

adv (obs) (= about which) → worüber; (= out of which) → woraus; (Jur) → dessen; in witness whereof … → zu Urkund or Zeugnis dessen … (old)

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