GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Wherefore , adv. & conj. [Where + for.]
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   For which reason; so; -- used relatively.
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   Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
   Matt. vii. 20.
   
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   For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.
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   But wherefore that I tell my tale.
   Chaucer.
   
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   Wherefore didst thou doubt?
   Matt. xiv. 31.
   
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2.       
   Wherefore, n. the reason why. [Colloq.]
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