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| 1. | except under the circumstances that: I'll be there at nine, unless the train is late. |
| 2. | except; but; save: Nothing will come of it, unless disaster. |
| un·less (ŭn-lěs') conj. Except on the condition that; except under the circumstances that: "Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances" (Mary Elizabeth Braddon). prep. Except for; except. [Middle English unlesse, alteration (influenced by un-, not) of onlesse : on, on; see on + lesse, less; see less.] |