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meantime
(mean|time)
Pronunciation:
/ˈmiːntʌɪm/
adverb
(also
in the meantime
)
meanwhile:
in the meantime I’ll make some enquiries of my own
Scotland, meantime, had her own monarchs
Origin:
Middle English
(as a noun): from
mean
3
+
time
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