unless
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- IPA /ənˈlɛs/
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unless conjunction
- Except on a specified condition; if not.“I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise (AmE: raise).”
- If not; used with counterfactual conditionals.
- Except if; used with hypothetical conditionals.
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