cependant

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ce +‎ pendant.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Hyphenation: ce‧pen‧dant

Adverb[edit]

cependant

meanwhile
Synonym: pendant ce temps-là

Conjunction[edit]

cependant

however, nevertheless, yet, notwithstanding
Synonyms: tandis que, néanmoins, nonobstant

Descendants[edit]

Haitian Creole: sepandan

Further reading[edit]

“cependant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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