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Main Entry:: ¹else
Pronunciation:: \ˈel(t)s\
Function:: adverb
Etymology:: Middle English elles, from Old English; akin to Latin alius other, alter other of two, Greek allos other
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: in a different manner or place or at a different time <how else could he have acted> <here and nowhere else> b: in an additional manner or place or at an additional time <where else is gold found>2: if not : otherwise <leave or else you'll be sorry> —used absolutely to express a threat <do what I tell you or else>

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