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seachas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • besides prep In addition to; apart from.
  • rather than conjunction Used to introduce the option that is not being chosen, in place of another that is.

Senses

seachas is used for these senses in English:

  • as opposed to in contrast to, rather than, instead of; particularly used in defining a concept by providing an example that does not fall inside the concept.
  • besides Other than; except for; instead of.
  • other than (idiomatic) Except, besides.
  • rather than instead of; in preference to.

besides — full definition

  1. prep In addition to; apart from.
  2. adv Used to add an extra, often more persuasive, reason or point.

rather than — full definition

  1. conjunction Used to introduce the option that is not being chosen, in place of another that is.
  2. preposition Used before a noun to name what something is not, correcting an assumption.

Related Irish words