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whencesoever

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌwɛnssoʊˈɛvɚ/ UK /ˌwenssəʊˈevə/
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1 adv · from whatever place or... whenceverfrom whereverfrom whatever source
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Etymology

Formed from whence + so + ever. Whence already means 'from where,' while the emphatic compound extends it to any possible place or source. The word is now archaic or literary, and from wherever is the usual modern equivalent.

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