where·fore [hwair-fawr, -fohr, wair-]
–adverb
1. Archaic . for what? why?
2. for that cause or reason: Wherefore let us be grateful.
–noun
3. the cause or reason: to study the whys and wherefores of a situation.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME; see where, for
—Can be confused: where, wherefore (see usage note at where).
—Synonyms
2. See therefore.
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