"then again" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-then again.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} then again (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) From another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again. Tags: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable Translations (from another point of view): 另一方面 (lìngyīfāngmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ved nærmere eftertanke (Danish), og dog (Danish), toisaalta (Finnish), aínda así (Galician), con todo (Galician), viszont (Hungarian), másrészt (Hungarian), másfelől (Hungarian), ellenben (Hungarian), jobban átgondolva/belegondolva/meggondolva (english: on second thought) (Hungarian), contudo (Portuguese), até porque (Portuguese), bir daha düşündüm de (Turkish), yine de (Turkish)

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