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al·be·it
(ôl-bē′ĭt, ăl-)conj.
Even though; although; notwithstanding: clear albeit cold weather.
[Middle English al be it : al, even if; see all + be : subjunctive of ben, to be; see be + it, it; see it.]
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albeit
(ɔːlˈbiːɪt)conj
even though
[C14 al be it, that is, although it be (that)]
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al•be•it
(ɔlˈbi ɪt)conj.
although; even if: a peaceful, albeit brief retirement.
[1350–1400; Middle English al be it al(though) it be]
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albeit
conjunction even though, though, although, even if, notwithstanding, tho' (U.S. or poetic) His letter was published, albeit in an edited form.
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Translations
اگرچههرچند
vaikkavaikkakin
čak i akoiakomadapremda
se bem que
dartotusi
čepravčetudi
čak i akoiakomadapremdaиако
dock
albeit
[ɔːlˈbiːɪt] CONJ → aunqueCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
albeit
[ɔːlˈbiːɪt] conj → bien que + subj, encore que + subjHe has a majority, albeit a reduced one → Il a une majorité, encore que celle-ci soit réduite.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
albeit
conj (esp liter) → obgleich, wenn auch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
albeit
[ɔːlˈbiːɪt] conj (frm) → sebbene + sub, benché + subCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995