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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
unless/ənˈles/

▶conjunction except when; if not.

– origin ME: from on or in (assimilated through lack of stress to un-1) + less.

'unless' also found in these Oxford entries:

conditional discharge - corpus luteum - decree nisi - except - inertia - NAND - negative - nisi - perpetual motion - scramble - short sight - sunset - tenure - without

Forum discussions with the word(s) "unless" in the title:

....unless invited /being invited?
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[...] shall be paid to the Insured, unless and until [...] [Legal contract]
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"Unless necessary" How to pharaphrase
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but not unless
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Don't talk unless you are told (to).
except if and unless
future will with in case/unless/until
He always looks at the other side. Unless it's mine.
He could help unless, of course, he didn't wish to
I won't join you until/unless I am invited.
If / unless / supposing + present perfect (?)
If/Unless
it is useless unless ~
meaning: Unless I have understood your question wrong then
negative form after unless
Not unless he'd produced a hybrid.
not unless he's real interested in what you got going on
one gets nowhere unless one talks to people
otherwise unless
Perhaps or Unless
Tag question - unless it may suggest a society in general, <...>?
The kids <aren't going/ won't go> to bed unless...
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