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despite that

despite that conjunction: despite the fact that, despite [+ gerund], in spite of, although, even though.

Conjunction

despite that

  1. despite the fact that, despite [+ gerund], in spite of, although, even though
    • Ballybogoin's Ulster unionists and Irish nationalists, despite that they had been mired in political violence for nearly thirty years and appear to possess identities that correspond to those made in their seventeenth-century encounters, negotiated their identities through everyday practices in the...2004, William F. Kelleher, The Troubles in Ballybogoin: Memory and Identity in Northern Ireland, →ISBN, pages 18–19
    • Despite that I now know that my chest pains are not at all dangerous, if the episode lasts for any amount of time, I start to panic.2008, Tami Brady, Strategies: A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Journey, →ISBN, page 54
    Synonyms:
    albeit, much as

Synonyms of despite that

Questions about despite that

What does despite that mean?
Despite that means despite the fact that, despite [+ gerund], in spite of, although, even though.
What part of speech is despite that?
Despite that is a conjunction.

Words near despite that in the dictionary

  1. despisingness
  2. despisings
  3. despite
  4. despite of
  5. despite oneself
  6. despite that
  7. despited
  8. despiteful
  9. despitefully
  10. despitefulness
  11. despiteous

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