Whereas

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • conjunction. It being the fact that; inasmuch as.
  • conjunction. While at the same time.
  • conjunction. While on the contrary.
  • n. An introductory statement to a formal document; a preamble.
  • n. A conditional statement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • ad. Where (that).
  • conjunction. In contrast; whilst on the contrary.
  • conjunction. It being the fact that
  • conjunction. Inasmuch as
  • n. A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. At which place; where.
  • conjunction. Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used to introduce a preamble which is the basis of declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like, that follow.
  • conjunction. When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • The thing being so that; considering that things are so: implying an admission of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inference or something consequent, as in the preamble to a law or a resolution.
  • While on the contrary; the fact or case really being that; when in fact.
  • Where.
  • Word Usage
    "The reality is that it's much easier to put everybody under this label whereas you could say people use their methodology or synthesize this."
    Cross Reference
    hereupon    herein    whereon    whereinto    whereby    therefrom    thereby    whereabouts    therein    thereafter   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    where    since    although   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alcatraz    As    Baz    Braz    as    baz    has    jazz    pizazz    pizzazz