Wherefore
adverb
1.
Archaic. for what? why?
2.
for that cause or reason:
Wherefore let us be grateful.
noun
3.
the cause or reason:
to study the whys and wherefores of a situation.
noun
1.
(usually pl) an explanation or reason (esp in the phrase the whys and wherefores)
adverb
2.
(archaic) for what reason? why?
sentence connector
3.
(archaic or formal) for which reason: used as an introductory word in legal preambles
see: whys and wherefores
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