Wherein definition

wâr-ĭn, hwâr-
In what way; how.

Showed them wherein they were wrong.

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In which location; where.

The country wherein those people live.

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In what way; how.

Wherein have we sinned?

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During which.
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(archaic) In what way? how?

Wherein is it wrong?

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In which.

The room wherein he lay.

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How, or in what way.
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Where, or in which location.
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During which.
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How, or in what way.
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Origin of wherein

  • where- +"Ž in

    From Wiktionary

Wherein Sentence Examples

  • The most significant canons are those directly affecting the clergy, wherein the clergy appear as a privileged class, far above the laity, but with sharply differentiated and carefully graded orders within itself.

  • Equally indecisive is the further exploration as to evidence for the opinion held by other naturalists that the endemic species of the different islands have resulted from subsidences, through volcanic action, which have reduced one large island mass into a number of islets, wherein the separated species became differentiated during their isolation.

  • In like manner real virtue consists in the subordination of the individual to the laws of this harmony as the universal reason wherein alone true freedom is to be found.

  • The extent of this decline is seen in Table II., wherein are given the annual average prices from 1875 to 1905, calculated upon returns from the 190 statutory markets of England and Wales (Corn Returns Act 1882).

  • Since the beginning of the 10th century strenuous efforts have been made to improve the sanitary condition by a new system of drainage, a better water service, the filling up of marshes wherein the malarial mosquito breeds, and in other directions.

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