wheresoe'er

See also: wheresoeer

English

Etymology

Contraction of wheresoever.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʍɝ.səʊˈɛːɹ/

Conjunction

wheresoe'er

(literary) Wheresoever.
- 1895, Henry Charles Breeching, Going down Hill on a Bicycle, A Boy's Song:
  Alas, that the longest hill
  Must end in a vale; but still,
  Who climbs with toil, wheresoe'er,
  Shall find wings waiting there.

Usage notes

Used as a trisyllabic alternative to the tetrasyllabic wheresoever.

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