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Definition of Or else
1. Adverb. In place of, or as an alternative to. "Alternatively we could buy a used car"
Definition of Or else
1. Phrase. otherwise or as an alternative ¹
2. Phrase. (idiomatic) no matter what (implies an unspecified threat) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Or Else
Literary usage of Or else
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spectator by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1830)
"... therefore this fellow always made his customers describe him as he would the
day before he offended, or else he was sure he would never find him out. ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, William Draper Lewis (1902)
"15-16 or else in his representatives appointed and authorized by him, being
usually the lords of manors. ..."
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