"de peur que" meaning in All languages combined

See de peur que on Wiktionary

Conjunction [French]

IPA: /də pœʁ kə/
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  1. lest, for fear that
    Sense id: en-de_peur_que-fr-conj-1XqVdn2M Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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