provided that, providing that
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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provided that, providing that
The form provided is generally preferred, and that may be omitted in both cases:
In summer he will show visitors around the chapel provided he likes their faces and they are not wearing shorts—Linguist, 1992
It works well enough providing I keep my blanket around me—Jeanette Winterson, 1987.
| provenance, provenience, proved, proven, provable | |
| proviso, prox, prudent, prudential, prudish |
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