"if it had not been for" meaning in All languages combined

See if it had not been for on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} if it had not been for, {{en-PP}} if it had not been for
  1. Alternative form of if it were not for Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: if it were not for
    Sense id: en-if_it_had_not_been_for-en-prep_phrase-8NeoNL1k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for if it had not been for meaning in All languages combined (0.7kB)

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