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whilst
[ wahylst, hwahylst ]
/ waÉȘlst, ʰwaÉȘlst /
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conjunction
Chiefly British. while.
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Origin of whilst
First recorded in 1325â75; Middle English whilest, equivalent to whiles + excrescent -t as in amongst, amidst
Words nearby whilst
whiles, While there's life, there's hope, whilk, whillikers, whilom, whilst, whim, whimbrel, whimper, whimsey, whimsical
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How to use whilst in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for whilst
whilst
/ (waÉȘlst) /
conjunction
mainly British another word for while (def. 1), while (def. 2), while (def. 3), while (def. 4), while (def. 5)
Word Origin for whilst
C13: from whiles + -t as in amidst
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