different between thereat vs whereas

English

Etymology

there +? at

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ð????æt/

Adverb

thereat (not comparable)

1. There; at that place.
2. At that event.
   • 2008, Joint Declaration on Defamation of Religions, and Anti-terrorism and Anti-extremism Legislation

     The public has a right to know about the perpetration of acts of terrorism, or attempts thereat, and the media should not be penalised for providing such information.

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• hat tree, hattree, teareth, tethera, theater, theatre

English

Alternative forms

• whereäs (rare)

Etymology

From where +? as (“that”); first attested in the meaning of "where" [14^thc.]. Compare thereas.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /we???æz/, /w??(?)?az/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /(h)w???æz/
• Hyphenation: where?as
• Rhymes: -æz

Adverb

whereas (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Where (that).

Derived terms

• otherwhereas

Conjunction

whereas

1. In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.

2. (chiefly law) It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used in recitals)
   • 1778, United States Articles of Confederation

     And Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the World to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectively represent in Congress, to approve of, and to authorize us to ratify the said Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union.

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Noun

whereas (plural whereases)

1. A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.

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Anagrams

• Erewash