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`otherwise
`3 entries found.
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`1otherwise (pronoun)
`2otherwise (adverb)
`3otherwise (adjective)
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`1oth·er·wise
`Main Entry:
`\-ˌwīz\
`Pronunciation:
`Function:
`pronoun
`Etymology:
`Middle English, from Old English (on) ōthre wīsan in another manner
`Date:
`before 12th century
`: something or anything else : something to the contrary <was ordered to testify and could
`not do otherwise>
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`"otherwise." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009.
`Merriam-Webster Online. 24 April 2009
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