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else

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
1else 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈel(t)s\
Function:
adverb
Etymology:
Middle English elles, from Old English; akin to Latin alius other, alter other of two, Greek allos other
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: in a different manner or place or at a different time <how else could he have acted> <here and nowhere else> b: in an additional manner or place or at an additional time <where else is gold found>2: if not : otherwise <leave or else you'll be sorry> —used absolutely to express a threat <do what I tell you or else>
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