wheresoe'er

wheresoe'er

See also: wheresoeer

English

Etymology

Contraction of wheresoever.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʍɝ.səʊˈɛːɹ/

Conjunction

wheresoe'erwheresoe'er

1. (literary) Wheresoever; used as a trisyllabic alternative to the tetrasyllabic 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.