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whereof

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where·of  (hwâr-v, -v, wâr-)
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.
whereof [wɛərˈɒv] Archaic or formal
adv
of what or which person or thing?
pron
of which (person or thing) the man whereof I speak is no longer alive
Translations
whereof [wɛərˈɒv] ADV (frm or liter) → de que
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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You must except, nevertheless, Marcus Antonius, the half partner of the empire of Rome, and Appius Claudius, the decemvir and lawgiver; whereof the former was indeed a voluptuous man, and inordinate; but the latter was an austere and wise man: and therefore it seems (though rarely) that love can find entrance, not only into an open heart, but also into a heart well fortified, if watch be not well kept.
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