"howso" meaning in English

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      "expansion": "Middle English how-so",
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      "expansion": "how + so",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English how-so; equivalent to how + so.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "However, in whatever manner."
      ],
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          "However",
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          "whatever",
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          "manner",
          "manner"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "However, to whatever extent."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "extent",
          "extent"
        ]
      ],
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  "word": "howso"
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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
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      "expansion": "Middle English how-so",
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    {
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      "expansion": "how + so",
      "name": "compound"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English how-so; equivalent to how + so.",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "However, in whatever manner."
      ],
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          "However",
          "however#Conjunction"
        ],
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          "whatever",
          "whatever"
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          "manner",
          "manner"
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        "not-comparable"
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    },
    {
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        "However, to whatever extent."
      ],
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          "extent",
          "extent"
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  "word": "howso"
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