albeit

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Contraction of all be it (even if it be so that).

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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, 17th day of June edition
    There’s an easy, albeit expensive, way to fix the national crisis in forensic crime labs.

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