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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction |
| Definition: | as long as |
| Synonyms: | although, at the same time, during, during the time, in the time, throughout the time, whilst |
| Notes: | awhile is an adverb and so must occur as a modifier to a verb; while is a noun meaning 'period of time' |
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