Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition Without consideration of; regardless of.
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- adverb
regardless of ; without regard to; without considering
Etymologies
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Opposite of Medieval Latin respectivus, "having regard for", from Latin respectus.
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