whereupon

Meanings

1. 1
   conj

   immediately after which or as a consequence of which

   The alarm sounded, whereupon everyone left the building calmly.

2. 2
   conj

   formal: on which or upon which

   They reached a rocky ledge whereupon a small shelter had been built.

From Middle English wherupon, a compound of where + upon. Its older spatial meaning 'upon which' survives in formal writing, while the more common narrative use marks what happened immediately afterward or as a result.

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