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whereupon

conjunction

  1. as a result of which
  2. on top of which
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Pronunciation: /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɑn/ / /ˌ(h)wɛrəˈpɔn/ / /ˌwɛərəˈpɒn/

conj

Etymology: From Middle English wherupon; equivalent to where- + upon.

  1. After which; in consequence; at which point.

    The network went down, whereupon I made a cup of tea

    This was followed by his presenting his sable acquaintance with a fig of tobacco, whereupon, instead of thanking the donor in the usual way, the black signified his gratitude by throwing a spear at twenty or thirty yards' distance.

  2. Upon which.

    the wet cliff whereupon he stood

    My tender wife and children standing by, / Dewing the death-bed whereupon I lie.