unless
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(uxi)
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(quote-book)
If not; (non-gloss definition)
1159, of Salisbury|John of Salisbury, ''Policraticus'', edited by Cary J. Nederman, Cambridge University Press, 1990, page 3 (Google Books view):
- Who would know of Alexander or Caesar, or would respect the Stoics or the Peripatetics, unless they had been distinguished by the memorials of writers?
(RQ:KJV)
1867, William Robinson Pirie, ''Natural Theology: An Inquiry Into the Fundamental Principles of Religious, Moral, and Political Science'', page 75 (Google Books view):
- Unless He were omnipotent, we could not be sure of His ability to bless us.
Except if; (non-gloss definition)
1809, The Naval Chronicle for 1809: Containing a General and Biographical History of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with a Variety of Original Papers on Nautical Subjects. Vol. XXII. (from July to December), Cambridge University Press, 2010, page 482 (Google Books view):
- Q. If Lieutenant P. had given the word "Fire," would you have fired, and at what?—A. I should not have known, unless he had told me what to fire at.
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1981, Danto|Arthur C. Danto, ''The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art'', page 118 (Google Books view):
- Suppose Breugel had done the whole painting with no legs. Then, titled as it is, it would be mystifying, unless someone were to say: the boy has fallen in the waters and they have closed over him, calm is restored, life goes on (as in ''The Israelites Crossing the Red Sea'').