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albethey

Syllables: al·be·they/ɔːlˈbiðeɪ/US/ɔlˈbiðeɪ/

albethey conjunction: used when introducing information referring to a plural phrase: alternative form of albeit.

Conjunction

albethey

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Used when introducing information referring to a plural phrase: alternative form of albeit.
    • Men felt that they were being deliberately excluded, other women felt this was the “separatist élitism” of which the women’s movement is so often accused. When a group of men did join us for a couple of sessions, there was a complete change in dynamic: it was necessary to have a chairperson, and to...1963, International Peace Research Newsletter, volume 14, [Boulder, Colo.?]: International Peace Research Association, →OCLC, page 38
    • But we would submit that it is going much too far to claim that all secularization arises from biblical influences—albethey indirect or incognito in many cases.1972, M. Abel et al., edited by Saral Kumar Chatterji, The Asian Meaning of Modernization: East Asia Christian Conference Studies, Delhi: […] [F]or the East Asia Christian Conference by Indian...

Examples of albethey in a sentence

  • When, for example, asked what they favoured most about living in the area, a number of residents mentioned “open spaces” (albethey vanishing) and “horses” (stabled at a nearby riding school).1976, Society and Leisure: Bulletin for Sociology of Leisure, Education and Culture, volume 3, Prague: European Centre for Leisure and...
  • In a typical early issue of Le Journal de Mickey from the 1930s, of the six ‘bandes dessinées’ four have domestic settings, albethey American.2005, Laurence [F. R.] Grove, “Where Have All the Nazis Gone?”, in Text/Image Mosaics in French Culture: Emblems and Comic Strips (Studies...

Origin of albethey

An alteration of albeit, replacing it with they. Albeit literally means “although it [may] be”, but has become univerbated as a conjunction in Standard English. Accordingly, a phrase like “they were good parents, albeit indulgent” should be read as “albeit [that they were] indulgent”. Speakers who are still aware of the underlying construct, however, may feel that they should be used for “proper” agreement. (Theoretically, this would require other forms like *albehe, *albeshe, etc., depending on the context.)

Questions about albethey

What does albethey mean?
Albethey means used when introducing information referring to a plural phrase: alternative form of albeit.
How do you use albethey in a sentence?
When, for example, asked what they favoured most about living in the area, a number of residents mentioned “open spaces” (albethey vanishing) and “horses” (stabled at a nearby riding school).
What part of speech is albethey?
Albethey is a conjunction.
How do you pronounce albethey?
Albethey is pronounced /ɔːlˈbiðeɪ/ (UK).

Words near albethey in the dictionary

  1. albescences
  2. albescent
  3. albespine
  4. albespyne
  5. Albeth
  6. albethey
  7. Albești
  8. Albești-Paleologu
  9. Albeștii de Argeș
  10. Albeștii de Muscel
  11. Albi

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