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   though

   /ðəʊ/

   conjunction

   • 1. despite the fact that; although: "though they were speaking in undertones, Percival could hear them"
   • ▪ even if (introducing a possibility): "you will be informed of its progress, slow though that may be"
   • ▪ however; but (introducing something opposed to or qualifying what has just been said): "her first name was Rose, though no one called her that"

   adverb

   • 1. however (indicating that a factor qualifies or imposes restrictions on what was said previously): "I was hunting for work. Jobs were scarce though"

   Word Origin Old Englishthēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German doch; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old Norse thó, thau.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • G

     2

   • H

     4

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