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at once
1. At the same time, as in We can't all fit into the boat at once. [First half of 1200s] Also see at one time, def. 1.
2. Immediately, as in Mother told the children to come inside at once. [First half of 1500s]

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1. Also, for all that. In spite of, notwithstanding. For example, For all her protests she still loved the attention, or He's too old for the part but he did a good job for all that. [Early 1300s]
2. for all one cares or knows. So far as one knows; also, one doesn't really care or know. These phrases are employed like a negative. For example, He can buy ten houses for all I care, meaning one doesn't care at all, or For all I know she's gone to China, meaning one doesn't really know where she is. [Mid-1700s]

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geography

[名]（複-phies）

1 [U]地理学

human ［political］ geography
人 文［政治］地理学.

2 [U][C]地 形, 地勢

the geography of Japan
日 本の地理.

3 地理学書, 地誌.

4 構成要素の配置.

the geography (of the house)

((略式))（家の）間取り, 配置.
▼婉曲にトイレの位置；今は古めかしい言い方.

［後ラテン語←ギリシャ語geōgraphía （geō-土地＋graphía書いたもの）. △GEOMETRY］

notwithstanding

音節not・with・stand・ing 発音記号/nὰtwɪθstˈændɪŋ, ‐wɪð‐｜n`ɔt‐^←/音声を聞く

【前置詞】

…にもかかわらず 《★【用法】 時に(代)名詞のあとに置かれることがある; 形式ばった語》.

用例

notwithstanding his disapproval＝his disapproval notwithstanding 彼の不賛成にもかかわらず.

【副詞】

それにもかかわらず.

用例

Notwithstanding , he must be prosecuted. それでもなお彼は起訴されなければならない.

【接続詞】

[通例 that を伴って] …だけれど.

［not と withstand 「逆らう」の現在分詞から］

 (nŏt'wĭth-stăn'dĭng, -wĭTH-)
prep.
In spite of: The teams played on, notwithstanding the rain.

adv.
All the same; nevertheless: We proceeded, notwithstanding.

conj.
In spite of the fact that; although.

[Middle English notwithstandinge (translation of Medieval Latin nōn obstante) : not, not; see not + withstanding, present participle of withstanden, to resist; see withstand.]