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Definition of whence adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whence

adverb
 
/wens/
 
/wens/
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  1. from where
    • They returned whence they had come.
    Word OriginMiddle English whennes, from earlier whenne (from Old English hwanon, of Germanic origin) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound).
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