ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Elsewhen

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɛlsʍɛn/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Elsewhen is an adverb meaning (archaic) At some other time or times; somewhen else.

Meaning

(archaic) At some other time or times; somewhen else.

Example Sentences

Never, elsewhen, from heaven when all serene / Fell there more levin-bolts; nor flamed so oft / Comets with curses fraught.
On the Saturday following, her [Alice Benden's] husband [Edward Benden] willed her to go to church; which she both then and elsewhen refused to go.
For it can be argued that what SF [science fiction] calls the future—its quest for alien contacts and worlds elsewhere and elsewhen—is an infosphere.
The first person singular present indicative active may be used in a way similar to the 'historic' present. It may be used to describe my own performances elsewhere and elsewhen: [...]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elsehow, otherwhile, somewhen, otherways, somewhither, otherwise.

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