Whenceness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being from somewhere. countable, uncountable

    "As we followed him along the street, he explained our whyness, whenceness, and whitherness to all the loafing children of the sun who inquired of him."

  2. 2
    An unspecified location or condition from which something or someone has come. countable, uncountable

    "The "wherefores and whenceness. ""

Example

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"As we followed him along the street, he explained our whyness, whenceness, and whitherness to all the loafing children of the sun who inquired of him."

Etymology

From whence + -ness.

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