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ast.

but if, and if (in double stipulations)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

conj[ˈast]Classical-Latin[ˈast]

  1. but if, and if (in double stipulations)

  2. but, however, whereas

    literary · often

  3. but, however, whereas while, and

    literary · often

  4. and then, forthwith, whereupon (followed immediately by a subject switch, normally a personal pronoun)

    literary
Where this word comes from

Probably a univerbation of at + est with subsequent contraction.

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