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awhile definition

awhile (ə wīl′, -hwīl′)

adverb

for a while; for a short time

Etymology: ME < OE ane hwile, a while

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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