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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WHEREIN, adv. [where and in.]
1. In which; in which thing, time, respect, book, etc. This is the thing wherein you have erred.
2. In what.
Yet ye say, wherein have we wearied him? Malachi 2.

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Date: 13th century in what ; in what particular or respect <wherein was I wrong> II. conjunction Date: 14th century 1. a. in which ; where <the city wherein he lives> b. during which 2. in what way ; how <showed me wherein I was wrong>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

conj. & adv. formal --conj. in what or which place or respect. --adv. in what place or respect?

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Wherein Where*in", adv. 1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively. Her clothes wherein she was clad. --Chaucer. There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. --Swift. 2. In what; -- used interrogatively. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! --Mal. ii. 17.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Wherein means in which place or thing. (FORMAL, LITERARY or OLD-FASHIONED) ...a riding school wherein we could learn the art of horsemanship... PRON 2. Wherein means in which part or respect. (FORMAL) Wherein lies the truth? QUEST

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. In which. 2. In what.