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Definition of: wherefore
(hwâr′fôr′, -fōr′) adverb
1. Interrogatively, for what reason; what for; to what end; why: Wherefore didst thou doubt?
2. Conjunctively, for which reason. See synonyms under THEREFORE.
—noun The cause; reason: the whys and wherefores. [<WHERE + FOR]
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