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Whilst Uncommon

Conj

Definitions
Conj
1

While, at the same time.

"The team celebrated their victory whilst planning their next project."

See Also
while
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Origin

The English word whilst originated in Late Middle England from whiles, meaning "during the time that." It gained its distinctive -t ending through an accidental blend with words like "the" rather than following a strict grammatical rule.

Rhyming Words
lst aalst filst holst wulst willst meanwhilst
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