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Definition of why noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

why

noun
 
/waɪ/
 
/waɪ/
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the whys and (the) wherefores
  1. the reasons for something
    • I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
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