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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

failing that

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
fail-ing that
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else.

Etymology

A nominative absolute; "if that is failing/missing".

Inflected Forms

failing this (alternative)

Questions

What does failing that mean?
If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else.
Where does failing that come from?
A nominative absolute; "if that is failing/missing".

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