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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
whereas/weərˈaz/

▶conjunction in contrast or comparison with the fact that.

■ taking into consideration the fact that.

'whereas' also found in these Oxford entries:

altogether - complacent - counsellor - either - empathy - fascination - flare - grisly - historic - illegal - impracticable - lay - loath - luxurious - peninsula - perpetrate - prophesy - sheer - stationary - un- - venial - waive - when - while

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