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awhile
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
awhile
(adverb)
awhile
/ə
ˈ
wajəl/
adverb
awhile
/ə
ˈ
wajəl/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of AWHILE
:
for a while
:
for a short time
I'm going to sit and rest
awhile
.
The rumor had been around
awhile
.
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