sinon

See also: si non and s-inon

French

Etymology

Contraction of Middle French si non.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /sinɔ̃/

Conjunction

sinon

1. except, apart from

   Je ne sais pas grand chose, sinon que je t'aime.

   I don't know much, except that I love you.

2. if not
3. otherwise, or else

Anagrams

• nions

External links

• “sinon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).