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Definition of wherefore noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wherefore

noun

/ˈweəfɔː(r)/

/ˈwerfɔːr/

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the whys and (the) wherefores

the reasons for something
- I had no intention of going into the whys and the wherefores of the situation.
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