nonetheless English · revision 10372

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from the phrase none the less (see [[none]], [[the]], [[less]]),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) contracted into one word by about 1930.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Not the less on that account: Merriam-Webster dates the phrase to 1533,^(MWU 2024) Etymonline to 1839;^(Etymonline) the OED's first quotation for the single word is from 1847.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Etymonline dates the closed spelling nonetheless to about 1930,^(Etymonline) while the SOED dates the word to the mid-19th century and notes the alternative none the less.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1533 – none the less.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1847 – in the OED.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1930 – one word.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # In spite of that; [[nevertheless]]; [[however]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nevertheless]]

+ * [[none]]

+ * [[less]]

+ * [[notwithstanding]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}