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conditional

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con·di·tion·al  (kn-dsh-nl)
adj.
1. Imposing, depending on, or containing a condition. See Synonyms at dependent.
2. Grammar Stating, containing, or implying a condition.
3. Psychology Brought about by conditioning.
n. Grammar
A mood, tense, clause, word, or morpheme expressing a condition.

con·dition·ali·ty (-dsh-nl-t) n.
con·dition·al·ly adv.

conditional
Adjective
1. depending on other factors
2. Grammar expressing a condition on which something else depends, for example `If he comes' is a conditional clause in the sentence `If he comes I shall go'
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.conditional - qualified by reservations
qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval"
2.conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"
qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval"
unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender"

conditional
adjective dependent, limited, qualified, contingent, provisional, with reservations << OPPOSITE unconditional
Translations

conditional [kənˈdɪʃənl] adjcondicional
conditional [kənˈdɪʃənl] condition adjconditionnel(le);
to be conditional upon → dépendre de
conditional [kənˈdɪʃənl] condition adjbedingt;
to be conditional upon condition → abhängen von
conditional [kənˈdɪʃənl] adjcondizionale;
to be conditional upon → dipendere da


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By the time this had been again exchanged for a conditional pardon (which allowed me to go about where I pleased in Australia, and to trade in my own name like any unconvicted merchant) our house-property had increased enormously, our land had been sold for public buildings, and we had shares in the famous Emancipist's Bank, which produced quite a little income of themselves.
Darcy chose to doubt it-- or to treat it as a merely conditional recommendation, and to assert that I had forfeited all claim to it by extravagance, imprudence-- in short anything or nothing.
Fanny was perfectly right in giving only a conditional answer.
 
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