Wherethan
//ʍɛəˈðæn// conj
conj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Conjunction
- 1 Than which. rare
"Then Miriam wept passing sore wherethan naught could be more, making sure of separation, and cried to the druggist's wife, “O my mother, said I not to thee that my lord Nur al-Din had been tricked into selling me? […]"
Example
More examples"Then Miriam wept passing sore wherethan naught could be more, making sure of separation, and cried to the druggist's wife, “O my mother, said I not to thee that my lord Nur al-Din had been tricked into selling me? […]"
Etymology
From where + than.
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