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  • 41but — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42but — 1. preposition /bʌt,bət/ Without, apart from, except. Away but the hoose and tell me whaes there. 2. adverb /bʌt,bət/ Merely, only. Since that day, my mood has changed but a little. 3. conjunction /bʌt,bət/ …

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  • 43But —          CHIRAC (Jacques)     Bio express : Homme d État français (1932 )     «Les moyens ne sont jamais adéquats quand le but est mal défini.»     Source : La France pour tous     Mot(s) clé(s) : But Moyen          DIMITROV (Gueorgui)     Bio… …

    Dictionnaire des citations politiques

  • 44But-1-en — Butene (auch Butylene) sind eine Gruppe von vier isomeren Kohlenwasserstoffen mit der allgemeinen Summenformel C4H8, die über eine C C Doppelbindung verfügen. Sie zählen damit zu den Alkenen. Zwei der Isomere unterscheiden sich durch cis trans… …

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  • 45But — (adv.) however; though (used at the end of a sentence): We never win but ; I cannot confirm or deny any of your points but ; I never did it but …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 46but — [OE] But originally meant ‘outside’. It was a compound word formed in prehistoric West Germanic from *be (source of English by) and *ūtana (related to English out). This gave Old English būtan, which quickly developed in meaning from ‘outside’ to …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 47but — m IV, D. buta, Ms. bucie; lm M. y 1. «wierzchnie okrycie stopy lub stopy i kostki, czasem również łydki, przeważnie skórzane, gumowe lub płócienne, z mocną częścią spodnią (podeszwą), chroniącą stopę od obrażeń przy chodzeniu, oraz niekiedy z… …

    Słownik języka polskiego

  • 48But if — If If, conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef, ef, OS. ef, of, D. of, or, whether, if, G. ob whether, if, OHG. oba, ibu, Icel. ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative particle; properly a case form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf. OHG.… …

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  • 49but — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) conj. still, yet, however. prep. except, save, saving, excepting. See compensation, unconformity. II (Roget s IV) conj. & prep. 1. [Indicating contrast] Syn. however, on the other hand, in contrast,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 50but — Butt Butt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Butted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Butting}.] [OE. butten, OF. boter to push, F. bouter. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Boutade}.] 1. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.… …

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