"failing that" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: A nominative absolute; "if that is failing/missing". Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} failing that
  1. If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else. Wikipedia link: nominative absolute Synonyms: failing this Translations (Translations): jos niin ei tapahdu (Finnish), muuten (Finnish), muutoin (Finnish), faute de quoi (French), à défaut de quoi (French), autrement (French), dans le cas contraire (French), w przeciwnym wypadku (Polish), w przeciwnym razie (Polish), inaczej (Polish), в проти́вном слу́чае (v protívnom slúčaje) (Russian)
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "autrement"
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          "word": "dans le cas contraire"
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          "word": "w przeciwnym wypadku"
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          "word": "w przeciwnym razie"
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          "word": "inaczej"
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      "word": "jos niin ei tapahdu"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "muuten"
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      "word": "faute de quoi"
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      "word": "à défaut de quoi"
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    {
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      "word": "autrement"
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      "word": "w przeciwnym razie"
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      "word": "inaczej"
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