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Conjunction: whilst  wIlst
Usage: Brit
  1. Even though, in spite of the fact that
    "whilst I love you, I cannot marry you";
    - altho [US], although, though, tho' [informal], while
     
  2. At the same time that
    "they were walking home whilst they were discussing the problem";
    - as, when, while

Encyclopedia: Whilst