sinon

See also: si non and s-inon

French

Etymology

Contraction of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French si non.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.nɔ̃/

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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

Further reading

• “sinon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• nions

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Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinɔ̃/

Etymology

From French sinon.

Conjunction

sinon

1. otherwise
2. besides

Related terms

• si