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whene'er en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /wɛnˈɛə(ɹ)/
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Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, dialectal, not-comparable, poetic, qualifier:otherwise archaic) Contraction of whenever.
   alt of whenever
   • "Your voice is sad whene'er you speak / and tears bedim your loving eyes." 1875, Thomas Payne Westendorf, “I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen”:
   • “Or mayhap he didnae want the trouble it could bring him whene'er he went home or visited his kinsmen.” 2009, Hannah Howell, Highland Champion, →ISBN, page 96:
   • Whene'er I spoke / Sarcastic joke / Replete with malice spiteful, / This people mild / Politely smil'd, / And voted me delightful! 1884 January 5 (date it opened at the Savoy Theatre), Arthur Sullivan (music), W. S. Gilbert (libretto), Princess Ida; or, Castle Adamant

Relateds

e'er · ne'er