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Nonetheless

//ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Nevertheless. conjunctive, not-comparable

    "And "Juno" is the kind of movie all indie comedies wish they could be: light and lovable, perhaps a bit too pleased with the cleverness of its dialogue, but a small charmer nonetheless."

Adverb
  1. 1
    despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English *non-the-les, variant of no-the-les, noþeles, naþelees, from Old English nān þȳ lǣs, nā þē lǣs, nā þȳ lǣs. By surface analysis, none + the + less.

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