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nathe⋅less

  [neyth-lis, nath-]
Use natheless in a Sentence
–adverb Archaic.
nevertheless.
Also, nath⋅less  [nath-lis] .

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE nā⋅thē⋅lǣs, equiv. to nā not (see na ) + thē, var. of thȳ instrumental sing. definite article (see the 2 ) + lǣs less
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nathe·less   (nāth'lĭs)   
adv.   Archaic
Nevertheless; notwithstanding.

[Middle English, from Old English nā thē lǣs, not less by that : nā, no; see no1 + thȳ, thē : instrumental case of se, this, that; see to- in Indo-European roots + lǣs, less; see less.]
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