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elsewhere.

Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɛlsˈwɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/US/ˈɛlsˌwɛɹ/US
  1. Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.

    not-comparable
    If you won’t serve us, we’ll go elsewhere.
    These particular trees are not to be found elsewhere.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).

noun/ˌɛlsˈʍɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɛlsˈwɛə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɛlsˌʍɛɹ/US/ˈɛlsˌwɛɹ/US
  1. Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).

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