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<word lex_id="0">why<word/>
<word lex_id="0">wherefore<word/>
<pointer refs="n09178999">Hypernym<pointer/>
<def>the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'<def/>
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