unless

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ənˈlɛs/, /ʌnˈlɛs/
  • (file)
    Rhymes: -ɛs

[edit] Etymology

onlesse, from on lesse, from on a less condition (on became un-)

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[edit] Conjunction

unless

  1. Except on a specified condition; if not.
    I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise.
    • 1971, Dr. Seuss, The Lorax:
      Unless someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not.

[edit] Antonyms

  • (except on a condition): if

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