Usually means: Period during which something happens.
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  1. the while: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. the while: Collins English Dictionary
  3. the while: Wordnik
  4. the while: Wiktionary
  5. The while: Dictionary.com
  6. the while: FreeDictionary.org

Definitions from Wiktionary (the while)

adverb:  At the same time; during that period; meanwhile.

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