Whence vs Anywhence - What's the difference?
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From where; from which place or source.
* 1818 , (Mary Shelley), , Chapter 4:
* 1898 , , Chapter 3:
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(literary, poetic) (used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated)
From anywhere.
* 1671 : ’s Correspondence of Scientific Men of the Seventeenth Century , volume 1,
Whence is a related term of anywhence.
As adverbs the difference between whence and anywhence
is that whence is from where; from which place or source while anywhence is from anywhere.As a conjunction whence
is (literary|poetic) (used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated).whence
English
Adverb
(-)- Whence came I?
- "Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
- Whence , I often asked myself, did the principle of life proceed?
- At first I could not tell what this new sound was, nor whence it came, and now it seemed a little noise close by, and now a great noise in the distance. And then it grew nearer and more defined, and in a moment I knew it was the sound of voices talking.
Usage notes
* This word is uncommon in modern usage; from where'' is now usually substituted (as in the example sentence: ''Where did I come from?'' or ''From where did I come? ). It is now chiefly encountered in older works, or in poetic or literary writing. * From whence has a strong literary precedent, appearing in Shakespeare and the King James Bible as well as in the writings of numerous Victorian-era writers. In recent times, however, it has been criticized as redundant by usage commentators.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs.
- I scored more than you in the exam, whence we can conclude that I am better at the subject than you are.
Antonyms
* (l)anywhence
English
Adverb
(-)page 167(1841 publication)
- As soon as I receive it anywhence , you shall have it presently returned.
References
* “†?anywhence, adv.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989