"were it not for" meaning in All languages combined

See were it not for on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} were it not for, {{en-PP}} were it not 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-were_it_not_for-en-prep_phrase-8NeoNL1k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
     
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  "word": "were it not for"
}

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