why

n : the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp

in the phrase "the whys and wherefores" [syn: {wherefore}]

adv : question word; what is the reason; "why are you here?";

(`how come' is a nonstandard variant as in "how come he

got an ice cream cone but I didn't?") [syn: {how come}]

OWHY

An early {functional language}(?).

["A Type-Theoretical Alternative to CUCH, ISWIM, OWHY", Dana

Scott, Oxford U 1969].

(1995-01-19)