Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whereso

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: where-so
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

wheresoever; regardless of which place

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Thrand answered that whereso he was, he would still be deemed a brave man, "And now it is meet for thee to settle down and get married, and I would put forth my word and help, if I but knew whereto thou lookest.""
"But when Commercial and Colonial expansion became a definite and avowed object of the former's policy, she found, whereso she might look, that Britain was there, in the way--"everywhere British colonies, British coaling stations, and floating over a fifth of the globe the British flag.""

Etymology

From Middle English whereso; equivalent to where + so; compare Old English hwǣr swā.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: whereso

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does whereso mean?: wheresoever; regardless of which place
Where does whereso come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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