A redundant, colloquial combination of concessive conjunctions used in speech to introduce a contrast, qualification, or hesitation before a following clause.
A discourse marker that softens or moderates a preceding statement while signalling a qualification or objection.
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Historical/Older Englisharchaicliteraryformal
An older or literary conjunctive idiom meaning 'although' or 'even though', used to introduce a concessive clause for emphasis.