From en.wiktionary.org:
[all-but]
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
*** Adverb
[-]
1. Very nearly ; everything short of. [Most often precedes a verb or adjective.]
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=September 28 2013 | author=w:Kenan Malik | title=London Is Special, but Not That Special | titleurl=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/opinion/sunday/london-is-special-but-not-that-special.html?ref=opinion | journal=New York Times | accessdate=28 September 2013
|passage=When the first wave of postwar immigrants arrived in Britain in the
1950s and ’60s, it was a period of rising wages, full employment, an expanding
welfare state and strong trade unions. Today, Britain’s manufacturing base
has ALL BUT disappeared, working-class communities have disintegrated, unions
have been neutered and the welfare state has begun to crumble.}}
1. * [en]
2. * [en]
3. Everything except . [Typically precedes a noun or noun phrase.]
4. * [en]
**** Synonyms
- [en] , [en] , [en]
**** Translations
[very nearly]
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