"unlesss" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [English]

Etymology: Attributed to John Horton Conway. From unless, by analogy with the formation of iff from if. Head templates: {{en-con}} unlesss
  1. (mathematics, logic) Precisely unless. Categories (topical): Logic, Mathematics
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