wherethrough
/wɛːˈθɹuː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Through which.
Archaic
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, […]"
Etymology
From where + through, compare Middle English wherethorow.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /wɛːˈθɹuː/
Usage
Phrases
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form