why-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: why
sense: 09202503-n
part of speech: noun

wherefore-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: wherefore
sense: 09202503-n
part of speech: noun

09202503-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’
ili: i84881
lexfile: noun.motive
part of speech: noun
hypernym: 09201896-n