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no while

no while adverb: for no time; not for any length of time.

Adverb

no while

  1. For no time; not for any length of time.
    • Thenne Kynge Mark hadde his ansuer / There with came Elyas and badde the Kynge yelde vp the castel / for ye maye not hold it no whyle / Sir Elyas said the kyng so wyll I yelde vp the castel yf I be not soone rescoued1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X

Forms of no while

alternative formnowhile

Origin of no while

From Middle English no while, equivalent to no (determiner) + while (noun).

Questions about no while

What does no while mean?
No while means for no time; not for any length of time.
What part of speech is no while?
No while is an adverb.

Words near no while in the dictionary

  1. no way to treat a lady
  2. no way, Jose
  3. no way, José
  4. no ways
  5. no where
  6. no while
  7. no win, no fee
  8. no wonder
  9. no word of a lie
  10. no word of lie
  11. no worries

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