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Definition of unless

Unless
Unless Un*less", conj. [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is, in less, in a less case. See On, and Less.] Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious. Note: By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause, unless was frequently used prepositionally, -- a construction common in Shakespeare and still employed colloquially. Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl. --Shak.

Meaning of unless from wikipedia

- Unless is the final novel by Canadian writer Carol Shields, first published by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins in 2002. Semi-autobiographical...
- Unless is a Canadian-Irish drama film, which premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the novel Unless by Carol Shields, the...
- "Unless You Care" is a song written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri and performed by Terry Black. It reached No. 2 on Canada's RPM Top 40 & 5 and No. 99...
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- determined. ^ "Unless otherwise cited" means that the information contained in the citation is applicable to an entire line or column of a chart, unless another...
- Minor Planet Center. Critical list information is also provided by the MPC, unless otherwise specified from Lowell Observatory. A detailed description of the...