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Definition of and otherwise

—used to refer to something that is additional to something already mentioned
  • The company has been having problems, financial and otherwise, for several years.

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otherwise play

  1. : something or anything else : something to the contrary

  1. : in a different way or manner

  2. : in different circumstances

  3. : in other respects

  1. : different

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