notwithstanding


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
notwithstanding/nɒtwɪθˈstandɪŋ/
preposition in spite of. adverb nevertheless. conjunction although.
– origin ME: from not + withstanding, pres. part. of withstand.
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