"if it were not for" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [Anglais]

IPA: \ɪf ɪt wɚ ˈnɑt fɔɹ\, \ɪf ɪt wə ˈnɒt fɔː\
  1. Sans. S’il n’y avait pas. Si … n’existait pas. Note d’usage : Introduit une condition irréelle du présent, le référent existant en réalité.
    Sense id: fr-if_it_were_not_for-en-prep-t1QjPwVb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: if it weren’t for, were it not for [literary], had it not been for [literary], if it had not been for, if it hadn’t been for
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      "ipa": "\\ɪf ɪt wɚ ˈnɑt fɔɹ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "\\ɪf ɪt wə ˈnɒt fɔː\\",
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        "Royaume-Uni"
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