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whereon

whereon

8.8
On which something stands or is placed
  • adverb
  • Archaic
translation icon : sobre el cual
  • "Kedrigem went to the table whereon lay a thick black book.

Examples

  • When in the action you are hot and dry and that he calls for drink, I'll have prepared him a chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping, if he perchance escape your venomed point, our purpose may hold there.

    Hamlet (1948)

  • O Tree of Glory, Tree most fair, whereon Love Crucified forever saves the world!

    Academic text (2017)

  • Whereon are also strapped a pair of engraved, silver-plated, ivory-handled

    Fiction book (2000)

  • She placed the vase on the shelf whereon it would be safe from curious cats.

  • The actor stood on the stage whereon the great playwright had once performed.

  • He wrote his notes on the desk whereon the old typewriter had been resting.

Synonyms

where
vswhereon
∞ 1.0

At the place or point already mentioned

specifies a surface or place used as the site for an action

Surface Forms

whereon positive

Morphology

whereon = where (transparent) = on + where

The locational meaning 'on which' is a straightforward composition of the two parts. [Postprocessing: moved 'on' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Whereon is made of where and on, meaning 'on which' in a very literal way, like pointing to the exact place or surface where something stands. So it is used to refer to something already mentioned as the place for an action or event.