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whereupon definition

where·upon (hwer′ ə pän′, wer′-; hwer′ə pän′, wer′-)

conjunction

  1. Archaic upon which the ground whereupon he had fallen
  2. at which; upon which; as a consequence of which she told a tale, whereupon he laughed heartily

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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