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What does what mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word what? Here's what it means.

Pronoun
  1. (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
  2. (relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.
  3. (relative) That which; those that; the thing that.
  4. (relative) Whatever.
Adverb
  1. (usually followed by "with") In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
  2. Such.
  3. (obsolete) Why?
  4. (now rare) Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
  5. (Singlish) Alternative form of wat (used to contradict an assumption)
Interjection
  1. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
  2. Response that enquires what the asker desires (usually said unhappily).
  3. (Britain, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say?
  4. What did you say? I beg your pardon?
Determiner
  1. Which; which kind of.
  2. How much; how great (used in an exclamation).
  3. (relative) Whatever
Noun
  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.
  2. (countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
  3. (countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
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