What does "whence" mean in the following?
They returned whence they had come.
The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines it as "from where":
But Oxford Dictionary Online lists as one of its senses "to the place from which."
If we follow the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary's definition, does the sentence mean "They returned from where they had come"? Is that a correct definition?
I'd appreciate your help.
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