otherwhile

oth·er·while

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhth -er-hwahyl, -wahyl]
- /ˈʌð ərˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhth -er-hwahyl, -wahyl]
- /ˈʌð ərˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl/

Definitions of otherwhile word

adverb otherwhile at another time or other times. 1
adverb otherwhile sometimes. 1
abbreviation OTHERWHILE occasional 0
abbreviation OTHERWHILE occasionally 0
adverb otherwhile at some other time or times 0

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Origin of otherwhile

First appearance:

before 1125

One of the 6% oldest English words

First recorded in 1125-75, otherwhile is from the Middle English word otherwhil, otherwhiles. See other, while

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Parts of speech for Otherwhile

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Otherwhile

otherwhile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

otherwhile usage trend in Literature

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