albeit

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The Word of the Day for January 28 is:=20

albeit   \awl-BEE-it\   conjunction
          : conceding the fact that : even though : although=20

Example sentence:
          Troy has finally landed a role in a Broadway play, albeit as a=
 minor character.

Did you know?
         In the middle of the 20th century, several usage commentators o=
bserved that the "archaic" word "albeit" was making a comeback. The "arc=
haic" descriptor was not entirely apt. Evidence indicates that "albeit,"=
 which was first recorded in English in the 14th century, never really w=
ent out of use (although, admittedly, its use did seem to drop off a bit=
 in the 19th century). It is true, however, that use of "albeit" has inc=
reased considerably since the 1930s, judging by evidence in Merriam-Webs=
ter's files.





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