Wherethrough
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɛːˈθɹuː/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Wherethrough is an adverb meaning (archaic) Through which.
Meaning
(archaic) Through which.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) By means of which; whereby.
Example Sentences
There was also a small window, wherethrough a prisoner might conceivably escape.
They perceived her to be capable of diverse passions, and agitated by many languishing and painfull motions, wherethrough she fell into wearinesse and griefe[…].
1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Olympian Ode V, page 16. […] the river Oanis, and the lake of his native land, and the sacred channels wherethrough doth Hipparis give water to the people, […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whereto, wherewith, whitherto, whereunder, whereover, wherefrom.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.