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awhileMain Entry: awhile Pronunciation: \ə-ˈhwī(-ə)l, ə-ˈwī(-ə)l\ Function: adverb Date: before 12th century : for a while usage Although considered a solecism by many commentators, awhile, like several other adverbs of time and place, is often used as the object of a preposition <for awhile there is a silence — Lord Dunsany>.
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