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Meaning of WHEREIN

Pronunciation:  wehr'in

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  in what; "wherein consists this matter?"
  2. [adv]  in which; where; "the particular state wherein you reside"
  3. [adv]  in the course or during which; "a period wherein he did not work"
  4. [adv]  in regard to which; "a case wherein he took an active part"
 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Where*in"\, adv.
1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the
   like; -- used relatively.

         Her clothes wherein she was clad.     --Chaucer.

         There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious
         as well as innocent.                  --Swift.

2. In what; -- used interrogatively.

         Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! --Mal. ii.
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