Editing While (section)

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'''''While''''' is a word in the [[English language]] that functions both as a [[noun]] and as a [[Grammatical conjunction|subordinating conjunction]]. Its meaning varies largely based on its intended function, position in the phrase and even the writer or speaker's [[Dialect|regional dialect]]. As a conjunction, it is [[synonym]]ous with the word '''''whilst''''', a form often considered archaic in American English, as well as in some style guides on both sides of the Atlantic.