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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

is but

please what does ht expression 'is but' mean?

for example:
We are but women.
Life is but a dream.

Th meaning of the sentence as a whole is clear, but what is the meaning of the expression itself?

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but = nothing but = merely

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but = nothing but = merely
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We are just / only women.
Life is just / only a dream.
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