US /(h)wɛrˈɑn/ UK /wɛərˈɒn/
adv conj Freq #73740

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    on which or on what; now chiefly formal, literary, or archaic

    The pedestal whereon the statue once stood is still visible.

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Synonyms
1 adv · on which or on what; now... on whichwhereupon
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Etymology

From Middle English wheron, a transparent compound of where + on. It has been used since the Middle English period as a relative form meaning "on which" and, in questions, "on what."

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