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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Whereupon \Where'up*on"\, adverb Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.
The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; whereupon he came thither. --Clarendon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
whereupon
adverb
1: closely following and in consequence of which; "the Japanese refused to import U.S. made cellular phones whereupon the U.S. imposed strict tariffs on Japanese exports"
2: upon which; "the rock whereupon she stood"
3: in consequence of which; "this is a statement whereat the listeners may get angry" [syn: {whereat}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "whereupon": after which, at what time, at which, at which time, hereinafter, in what period, in which time, on, on what occasion, on which occasion, upon, upon which, what time, when, when as, whenever, whereat, wherefore, whereon, whereto, whereunto, wherewith
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