Whereas (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

conjunction
  1. while on the contrary: One arrived promptly, whereas the others hung back.
  2. it being the case that, or considering that (used especially in formal preambles).
noun, plural where·as·es.
  1. a qualifying or introductory statement, especially one having “whereas” as the first word: to read the whereases in the will.
conjunction
  1. but on the other hand
sentence connector
  1. (in formal documents to begin sentences) it being the case that; since
Whereas (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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