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while

noun

1 while

A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition:
— He was here for a little while.

synonyms: patch, piece, spell.

Roget 106: time, duration; period, term, stage, space, span, spell, season; the whole time, the whole period; space-time; course ... show more

Dutch: poosje, een hele tijd, momentje, tijdje, periode, poos, wijl


adverb

Roget 106: while, whilst, during, pending; during the time, during the interval; in the course of, at that point, at that point in time; for the time being, day by day; in the time of, when; ... show more

Moby thesaurus: albeit, although, amuse, as far as, as long as, at which time, beguile, bit, brighten, chronology, continuity, day, divert, duration, duree, during which time, elbow grease, enliven, entertain, exertion ... show more.

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