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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Whereby \Where*by"\, adverb
1. By which; -- used relatively. ''You take my life when you take the means whereby I life.'' --Shak.
2. By what; how; -- used interrogatively.
Whereby shall I know this? --Luke i. 18.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
whereby
adverb
1: as a result of which
2: by or through which; "the means whereby we achieved our goal"
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