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nevertheless

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nev·er·the·less

[nev-er-thuh-les]
adverb
nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; replacing natheles, notheles natheless; see never, the2, less


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Nevertheless is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • Not a very good minion, but a minion nevertheless.
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  • The message, nevertheless, is sound.
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nevertheless (ˌnɛvəðəˈlɛs)
 
sentence connector
in spite of that; however; yet

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Word Origin & History

nevertheless
c.1300, neuer þe lesse; as one word from early 14c., neuerþeles. The sense of never here is "not at all; none the," as in unmerged expressions such as never the wiser, never the worse. M.E. also had neverthelater in same sense.
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