while as

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while as - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  While \While\, conj.
     1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time
        that; as, while I write, you sleep. "While I have time and
        space." --Chaucer.
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              Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a
              gradual improvement, while you take care not to
              overload it.                          --I. Watts.
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     2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though;
        whereas.
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     While as, While that, during or at the time that. [Obs.]
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