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English
Etymology
From Middle English allwaye, alle wey, from Old English ealneġ, ealneweġ (“always, perpetually”, literally “all the way”), from ealne + weġ (accusative case), equivalent to al- (“all”) + way. Cognate with Scots alwayis (“always”). More at all, way.
Pronunciation
Adverb
alway (not comparable)
- (archaic) Alternative form of always
1900, Ernest Dowson, Villanelle of Sunset, lines 16–17:Tired flower! upon my breast,
I would wear thee alway
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