Usually means: Reasons and explanations for something.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. the whys and wherefores, the whys and (the) wherefores: Merriam-Webster
  2. the whys and (the) wherefores: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. whys and wherefores: Wiktionary
  4. whys and wherefores: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. Whys and wherefores: World Wide Words

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  1. whys and wherefores, the whys and wherefores: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (whys and wherefores)

noun:  (set phrase) The reasons or motivations for a fact, action, or decision, especially the complete set of such reasons or motivations.

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