"quoniam" meaning in Latin

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Conjunction

IPA: [ˈkʷɔ.ni.ãː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkʷɔː.ni.äm] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Univerbation of quom + iam. Etymology templates: {{univ|la|quom|iam}} Univerbation of quom + iam Head templates: {{head|la|conjunction|+ ind}} quoniam (+ ind)
  1. since, forasmuch, inasmuch as, now that
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