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sinon.

except, apart from

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

conj/si.nɔ̃/

  1. except, apart from

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

  2. if not

    Même si je perdais la plupart de mes livres, il m'en resterait au moins une centaine, sinon plus.

  3. otherwise, or else

Where this word comes from

Contraction of Middle French si non. Compare Catalan sinó, Portuguese senão, and Romanesco "sinnò".

adv/si.nɔ̃/

  1. also; additionally; furthermore; anyway

    colloquial · proscribed
Where this word comes from

Contraction of Middle French si non. Compare Catalan sinó, Portuguese senão, and Romanesco "sinnò".

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