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while
(/hw//aI/l )

conjunction (con)

  • During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.(conjunction)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition(noun.time)
    Example:
    He was here for a little while.
    Synonym:
    patch, piece, spell
    source: wordnet30
  • Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Until; till.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To loiter.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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