cependant

French

Etymology

Univerbation of ce pendant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.pɑ̃.dɑ̃/

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• Hyphenation: ce‧pen‧dant

Adverb

cependant

1. (literary) meanwhile

   Synonym: pendant ce temps-là

2. however, nevertheless, yet, notwithstanding

   Synonyms: tandis que, néanmoins, nonobstant

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: sepandan

Further reading

• “cependant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012