"se non" meaning in Italian

See se non in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈse non/, /ˈse‿n.non/
Etymology: Literally, “if not”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|if not}} “if not”, {{lit|if not}} Literally, “if not” Head templates: {{it-pos|preposition}} se non
  1. (chiefly in the negative) except, but Synonyms: tranne, eccetto
    Sense id: en-se_non-it-prep-QsJ70FDJ Categories (other): Italian negative polarity items, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Italian prepositions: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. if not
    Sense id: en-se_non-it-prep-xzcHntH8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sennò (english: otherwise; if no) [literally]
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