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Definition of For a while
1. Adverb. For a short time. "The baby was quiet for a while"
Exact synonyms: Awhile
Lexicographical Neighbors of For A While
Literary usage of For a while
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... with the higher life of thought, the concept life was for a while set aside,
and speculation for the most part dealt with matter as opposed to mind. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"There were to be many Inter wars between the two kingdoms, and for a while the
old claims of England were always remembered and were now and then asserted. ..."
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