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wherever

 
 
/weəˈrevər/ adverb

Definition

used to ask in what situation or place something happened, especially when the person asking feels surprised: Wherever did you get that idea?
(Definition of wherever adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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