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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
although
conjunction
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Although she joined the company only a year ago, she's already been promoted twice.
Although the car's old, it still runs well.
▪ No, it's my responsibility, although I appreciate your offer.
▪ Patty may have left, although I'm not sure.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Although

Although \Al*though"\, conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.] Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.

Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.
--Mark xiv. 29.

Syn: Although, Though.

Usage: Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
although

early 14c., althagh, compound of all + though, showing once-common emphatic use of all. "All though was originally more emphatic than though, but by 1400 it was practically only a variant of it, and all having thus lost its independent force, the phrase was written as one word" [OED].

Wiktionary
although

conj. though, even though, in spite of the fact that: (non-gloss definition: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.)

WordNet
although

adv. despite the fact that; "even though she knew the answer, she did not respond" [syn: though, tho']

Usage examples of "although".

And although, as has been said, a person who is found to be suspected in this way is not to be branded as a heretic, yet he must undergo a canonical purgation, or he must be caused to pronounce a solemn abjuration as in the case of one convicted of a slight heresy.

And even if he were to relapse into the same heresy which he had abjured, he would still not be liable to the said penalty, although he would be more severely punished than would have been the case if he had not abjured.

But thus far there had been no other craft sighted on the waters, although smokes were visible from the many Aliansa village sites and a small group of aborigines was spied netting fish in the shallows.

Doubtlessly, she would leave Jerusalem along with Boomer, although her curiosity about the new dimension of being that was aborning there had hardly been satisfied.

The central issue was whether Roe had a right to abort her baby although her life was not at risk.

Although the masses will flock to the Plan of Abraxas, those wielding power and money will not easily give up their privileges for the good of society.

Someone was playing music in the distance and Abrim slowed, although he was thirsty.

On the other hand, accelerated motion, although somewhat more complicated than constant-velocity motion, is concrete and tangible.

Although Sapor was in the thirtieth year of his long reign, he was still in the vigor of youth, as the date of his accession, by a very strange fatality, had preceded that of his birth.

This is specially apt to occur when sodium acetate is present, although it may also be due to excessive dilution.

And although she had worked to wrest control of the shifter pack from his nephew Acier, in the end Acier had been victorious.

The other acorn, although emplaced in a setting attuned to the first through both similarity and contagion, did not germinate as a result of the spell and, in fact, could not be located despite diligent search at the close of the experiment.

Although he was ignorant and devoid of any merit save a handsome face, he thought that an ecclesiastical career would insure his happiness, and he depended a great deal upon his preaching, for which, according to the opinion of the women with whom he was acquainted, he had a decided talent.

His speech was very moderate, although it might have appeared that he was guided by some acrimonious feeling in selecting Lord Glenelg for attack.

Europe and North Africa, but not to North America, although it has shown high adaptation in adapting itself to conditions as found in the latter.