whereunto

/wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

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adv

Unto what or which; to what purpose.

Archaic; Formal

conj

unto which

Archaic; Formal

"I will retire as soon as you have told Whereunto leadeth this lost thread of gold."
"[…] for that they were content somewhat to unwrest the sovereignty from the height whereunto he had strained it; which brought the state to a better proportion of harmony."

From where + unto.

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

whereto

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How do you pronounce whereunto?

The recorded pronunciation is /wɛːɹʌnˈtuː/.

What does whereunto mean?

Unto what or which; to what purpose.

Where does whereunto come from?

From where + unto.

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