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  • 61but — 1. conjunction 1) he stumbled but didn t fall Syn: however, nevertheless, nonetheless, even so, yet, still 2) I am clean but you aren t Syn: whereas, conversely 2. preposition …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 62but —    , ’Ole but, Me ole Butty    After a BBC radio broadcast in 1975 Mr M.J.Collins wrote to the present author as follows: ‘The above terms are in common and frequent use today throughout the Forest of Dean, and are exactly analagous to “cock” and …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 63But-1-en — Butene (auch Butylene) sind eine Gruppe von vier isomeren Kohlenwasserstoffen mit der allgemeinen Summenformel C4H8, die über eine C C Doppelbindung verfügen. Sie zählen damit zu den Alkenen. Zwei der Isomere unterscheiden sich durch cis trans… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 64But — (adv.) however; though (used at the end of a sentence): We never win but ; I cannot confirm or deny any of your points but ; I never did it but …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 65but — [OE] But originally meant ‘outside’. It was a compound word formed in prehistoric West Germanic from *be (source of English by) and *ūtana (related to English out). This gave Old English būtan, which quickly developed in meaning from ‘outside’ to …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 66but — m IV, D. buta, Ms. bucie; lm M. y 1. «wierzchnie okrycie stopy lub stopy i kostki, czasem również łydki, przeważnie skórzane, gumowe lub płócienne, z mocną częścią spodnią (podeszwą), chroniącą stopę od obrażeń przy chodzeniu, oraz niekiedy z… …

    Słownik języka polskiego

  • 67but — but1 conjunction 1》 used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has come before or with what is expected. 2》 [with negative or in questions] other than; otherwise than. 3》 [with negative] archaic without it being the case that.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 68but — [OE] But originally meant ‘outside’. It was a compound word formed in prehistoric West Germanic from *be (source of English by) and *ūtana (related to English out). This gave Old English būtan, which quickly developed in meaning from ‘outside’ to …

    Word origins

  • 69But if — If If, conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef, ef, OS. ef, of, D. of, or, whether, if, G. ob whether, if, OHG. oba, ibu, Icel. ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative particle; properly a case form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf. OHG.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 70but — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) conj. still, yet, however. prep. except, save, saving, excepting. See compensation, unconformity. II (Roget s IV) conj. & prep. 1. [Indicating contrast] Syn. however, on the other hand, in contrast,… …

    English dictionary for students

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