else

else
I. 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
>
II. adjective Date: before 12th century other: a. being different in identity <
it must have been somebody else
>
b. being in addition <
what else did he say?
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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