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1) during the time between (e.g. while waiting) (meanwhile)

2) during the time that; although; but (in contrast); a period of time; to pass time etc in a lazy way (while)

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Meaning:
while

during the time that; although; but (in contrast); a period of time; to pass time etc in a lazy way

as long as

whilst

while (which is much more usual)

as long as

DURING THE TIME as in Wiktionary
DURING THE TIME as in Wikipedia