mentrestant

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === mentretant (archaic) === Etymology === From mentre +‎ estant, or possibly mentre +‎ tant with an adverbial -s inserted. Compare Spanish mientras tanto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [mən.tɾəsˈtan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [mən.tɾəsˈtant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [men.tɾesˈtant] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [men.tɾesˈtan] === Adverb === mentrestant meanwhile, in the meantime Synonyms: entretant, mentrimentres === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mentrestant”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “mentrestant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “mentrestant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007