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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Else \Else\, adv. & conj.
   1. Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere
      else; no one else.
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   2. Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the
      facts were different.
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            For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give
            it.                                   --Ps. li. 16.
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   Note: After `or', else is sometimes used expletively, as
         simply noting an alternative. "Will you give thanks, .
         . . or else shall I?" --Shak.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Else \Else\, a. & pron. [OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing.
   of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise,
   OSw. [aum]ljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L.
   alius, Gr. ?. Cf. Alias, Alien.]
   Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What
   else shall I give? Do you expect anything else? "Bastards and
   else." --Shak.
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   Note: This word always follows its noun. It is usual to give
         the possessive form to else rather than to the
         substantive; as, somebody else's; no one else's. "A boy
         who is fond of somebody else's pencil case." --G.
         Eliot. "A suit of clothes like everybody else's."
         --Thackeray.
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Thesaurus Results for Else:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

above, added, additionally, again, alias, all included, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, another, as well, au reste, beside, besides, beyond, contrarily, elsewise, en plus, extra, farther, for lagniappe, fresh, further, furthermore, in addition, in other respects, in other ways, inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more, moreover, new, not that sort, not the same, not the type, of a sort, of another sort, of sorts, on the side, on top of, or else, other, other than, otherwise, over, peculiar, plus, rare, similarly, special, sui generis, than, then, therewith, to boot, too, unique, yet

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