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instead of▼(in lieu of; in place of; rather than)preposition[UK: ɪn.ˈsted əv] [US: ˌɪn.ˈsted əv]
rather than▼(instead of, in preference to)preposition[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn] [US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn]
rather than▼(to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred)conjunction[UK: ˈrɑː.ðə(r) ðæn] [US: ˈræ.ðər ˈðæn]
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