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nisi conj.

1 ne+si, if not, unless : nomen iudicum amittemus, nisi hic ex ipsis causis iudicabimus: nisi ego insanio, stulte omnia.—After an interrogative or negative clause, except, save only, unless, but : ne quis enuntiaret, nisi quibus mandatum esset, Cs.: nisi in bonis, amicitiam esse non posse: quid est pietas, nisi voluntas grata in parentes: nihil est quod festines, nisi ut valeas, no reason but , etc.: non aliter reducturus, nisi, etc., on no other condition , L.—Followed by si, quod , or quia, except, unless, save only : nisi vero si quis est qui, etc.: nisi si id ipsum exigis, O.: cum Patrone mihi omnia sunt communia, nisi quod dissentio, etc., save that : at nesciebam id dicere illam, nisi quia Correxit miles, T.—Ironically, with vero or forte, unless perhaps : nisi forte vos consulem iudicatis Antonium: vero existimatis dementem Africanum fuisse, qui, etc.— But, only: Ch . unde haec hic rescivit? De . nescio, Nisi me dixisse nemini certo scio, T.: quid erat quod scire voluerit? nescio, nisi hoc video, etc.: non id modestiā ducis, nisi ad conciliandos animos Tarentinorum fieri, L.: volo, T.: valde me delectant, nisi quod me obruerunt, etc.

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