Standard Lemma guide

wherealong

conj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌʍɛː.əˈlɒŋ/
  • US: /ˌʍɛɹ.əˈlɔŋ/

1

conj

Meaning 1

Along which.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • 1768-1777, Abraham Tucker, The Light of Nature Pursued Magnitude, figure, and motion, are reputed both by learned and vulgar to reside in the bodies wherein we observe them : yet it cannot be denied, that the suffer alterations in their conveyance to the mind, whether that be made through the sight, or the touch; they being all motion in the rays of light, the organs or other channels wherealong they pass, and that a different kind of motion from any in the bodies themselves.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From where + along.