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altho

altho is the nonstandard spelling of although.

Meaning of although

Conjunction

although

  1. Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
    • Although it was very muddy, the football game went on.
    Synonyms:
    notwithstanding
  2. But, except.
    • It was difficult, although not as difficult as we had expected.

Origin of altho

American English alteration of although.

Questions about altho

What is altho the nonstandard spelling of?
Altho is the nonstandard spelling of although.

Words near altho in the dictionary

  1. althiomycin
  2. althist
  3. althistories
  4. althistory
  5. althists
  6. altho
  7. altho'
  8. Althoff
  9. Althoffs
  10. althorn
  11. Althorne

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Adapted from Wiktionary: altho (page history and authors); although (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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