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What is a why and wherefore?

What is a why and wherefore? Here are some definitions.

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Possibly, this anniversary delivers a clue as to the why and wherefore.
And later I thought: It's O. K. Finding pleasure in the ephemeral is, actually, the why and wherefore of travel.
The why and wherefore is made comprehensible by logic.
In response to the perplexing nature of this day and age, the Organization needs to be able to build up clear, relevant information as to the why and wherefore of its mission and work.
Only when we look back at the long course of our life and its general result can we see the why and wherefore of it all.
The young intelligentsia refuse to place implicit faith in God and begin to ask why and wherefore.

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