First Known Use: 14th century
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whilst
conjunction \ˈhwī(-ə)lst, ˈwī(-ə)lst\
Definition of WHILST
chiefly British : while
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Origin of WHILST
Middle English whilest, alteration of whiles
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- as, so long as, while, when [chiefly British]
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