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Wherefore

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Noun

1. wherefore, why

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase the whys and wherefores'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wherefore

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noun
1. (usually plural)
an explanation or reason (esp in the phrase the whys and wherefores)
He prefers not to discuss the whys and wherefores of what exactly happened.
adverb
2. archaic
for what reason? why?
sentence connector
3. archaic or formal
for which reason: used as an introductory word in legal preambles

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wherefore

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adverb
1.  Archaic
for what reason or purpose? why?
wherefore are you angry?
conjunction Archaic
2. 
for which
the reason wherefore we have met
3. 
on account of which; because of which; therefore
we are victorious, wherefore let us rejoice
noun
4. 
the reason; cause
never mind the why and wherefore

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wherefore

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adv.
1. For what purpose or reason; why.
2. Therefore.
n.
A purpose or cause: wanted to know all the whys and wherefores.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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