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whereupon

where·up·on [ wérə pòn, hwérə pòn ]


conj 
Definition:
 
at which point: at which time or as a result of
The rain began to come down hard, whereupon we ran for the house.

Definition:
 
on which: on or upon which ( archaic or formal )
the pillow whereupon she laid her head

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