Albeit
//ɔːlˈbiː.ɪt// conj
conj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Conjunction
- 1 Although, despite (it) being.
"VVho are you? tell me for more certainty, / Albeit Ile ſvveare that I do knovv your tongue."
Example
More examples"Many software companies offer free versions of their products, albeit with limited functionality."
Etymology
From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”), and thus composed from al (“completely, entirely”) + be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) + it.
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