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whom

whom [ hoom ]


pron 
Definition:
 
1. introduces question: used to introduce a question asking about the name or identity of a person or people
Whom did you expect to see?

2. introduces relative clause: used to introduce a relative clause giving information about a person or people
Birch and her colleagues studied 162 infants, none of whom were born prematurely.

[ Old English hwǣm< Germanic]

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