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English word

although

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ɔːlˈðəʊ/US /ɔːlˈðəʊ/
conjunction

used for introducing a statement that makes the main statement in a sentence seem surprising

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My mother says that I started reading at the age of two, although I think four is probably close to the truth.

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