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whereas

Definition

  • noun: an introductory statement of a formal document
  • conjunction: since it is true that
  • conjunction: while on the contrary
  • used to make a statement that describes how two people, groups, etc., are different
  • synonyms: preamble, where, since

Examples

  • Some of these species have flourished, 'whereas' others have struggled.

  • He has brown eyes 'whereas' his children have green eyes.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) group of people ... ... so they have more on their minds than fashion. The Matrix always had a green bias to it ... ... whereas in the real world, we had a blue bias. We avoided green except for Tank's console on the ship ... . ... which has got green code, the Matrix. (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited