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somewhile

[ suhm-hwahyl, -wahyl ]
/ ˈsʌmˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /
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adverb Archaic.
at some former time.
at one time or another; sometime.
at times; sometimes.
for some time.
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Origin of somewhile

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at some, while
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