"if not" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-if not.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} if not (not comparable)
  1. Used to link a semantically weaker word to a semantically stronger word following the adverb, both sharing the same basic meaning, indicating the increased likelihood of the former. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: if not for Translations (Translations): إِلَّا (ʔillā) (Arabic), zo niet (Dutch), se ne (Esperanto), ellei (Finnish), jos ei (Finnish), pour ne pas dire (French), si pas (French), sinon (French), se non (Italian), ではないにしろ (de wa nai ni shiro) (Japanese), nisi (Latin), jeśli nie (Polish), jeżeli nie (Polish), se não (Portuguese), senão (Portuguese), е́сли не (jésli ne) (Russian), si no (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-if_not-en-adv-JLB4SkTE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "ellei"
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      "word": "pour ne pas dire"
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "se non"
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      "sense": "Translations",
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