Otherwhence
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 By other means; From otherwhere. archaic, formal, not-comparable
"'Twere a goodly boon If men could raise their children otherwhence And there should be no woman tribe at all; So would there be no mischief in the world."
Synonyms
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More examples"'Twere a goodly boon If men could raise their children otherwhence And there should be no woman tribe at all; So would there be no mischief in the world."
Etymology
From other + whence.
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