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else[1,adverb] else[2,adjective] something[1,pronoun]

Main Entry: ¹else
Pronunciation: 'el(t)s
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English elles, from Old English; akin to Latin alius other, alter other of two, Greek allos other
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>