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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Awhile \A*while"\, adverb [Adj. a + while time, interval.] For a while; for some time; for a short time.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
awhile
adverb: for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" [syn: {for a while}]
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