altho

See also: altho'

English

Etymology

American English alteration of although.

Conjunction

altho

1. (informal, chiefly US) Alternative spelling of although
   • 1684, Jean Claude, translated by J. R. R., The Catholick Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages, R. Royston, page 261:

     This is a pitiful defence, for ’tis certain there are people who are not judged to be praiſe-worthy altho they be praiſed by others: […]

   • 1984, George Will, quoting John Adams, US President, 1780, (Please provide the book title or journal name) (Political Science), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     The Usefull, the mechanic Arts, are those which We have occasion for in a young Country, as yet simple and not far advanced in Luxury, altho perhaps much too far for her Age and Character.

Anagrams

• Athol, loath, lotah, tolah