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31from whence — from whence, from hence 1. Although widely disapproved of on the grounds that from is redundant, from whence has a long and distinguished history of use in questions • (From whence these Murmurs, and this change of mind Dryden, 1697) and in… …
32from whence — phrasal from what place, source, or cause < no one could tell me from whence the gold had come Graham Greene > …
33from whence — Although this phrase has been widely used in previous centuries (even in the King James version of the Bible), it is wordy. Omit from or whence or just say where: Where did that boot come from? …
34to the country whence they came — To the country from which aliens last entered the United States; to the country in which is located the foreign port at which aliens last embarked for the United States or for foreign territory contiguous to the United States. 8 USC § 1253(a); 3… …
35whethen — whence, q. v …
36hwanon — whence …
37whither — whence, whither Both words have centuries of history behind them and were once routine in their respective meanings ‘from which place’ and ‘to which place’, but in current use they are regarded as archaic or at least highly formal, although they… …
38unde — Whence; from where; from what …
39unde nihil habet — Whence he has nothing …
40from hence — from whence, from hence 1. Although widely disapproved of on the grounds that from is redundant, from whence has a long and distinguished history of use in questions • (From whence these Murmurs, and this change of mind Dryden, 1697) and in… …
