albeit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Conjunction 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Quotations 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Contraction of all be it (“‘even if it be so that’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɔːlˈbi.ɪt/
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[edit] Conjunction

albeit (plural albethey)

1. Despite its being; although.

   He has a very good idea, albeit a strange one.

[edit] Usage notes

Unlike although, which can introduce a noun phrase, adjective phrase, or subordinate clause, albeit can introduce only a noun phrase or adjective phrase but not a subordinate clause.

[edit] Quotations

• 2001: Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, p92

  The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men’s mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.

• 2007: UNKNOWN AUTHOR, Houston Chronicle: UNKNOWN ARTICLE, 17^th day of June edition

  There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs.

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