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Else has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Conj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Adjective
1

Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

Adverb
1

Otherwise, if not.

Conj
1

For otherwise; or else.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Origin

Else comes from Old English elles, which originally meant "other" or "otherwise." It traces its roots back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "other."

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