Pronunciation: /kənˈdɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
adjective
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1subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met: the consortium have made a conditional offer Western aid was only granted conditional on further reform
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2 Grammar (of a clause, phrase, conjunction, or verb form) expressing a condition.
noun
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1 Grammar & Philosophy a conditional clause or conjunction.
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a sentence containing a conditional clause.
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2 [mass noun] Grammar the conditional mood of a verb, for example should in if I should die.
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Pronunciation: /-ˈnalɪti/
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adverb