to say nothing of

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /tʊ seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/
• (GA) IPA: /tə seɪ ˈnʌθɪŋ əv/

Conjunction

1. (idiomatic) An apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point: not taking into account#Noun|account, not to mention, without consider#Verb|considering.

   She had already eaten a large lunch, to say nothing of a full cooked breakfast that morning.

Synonyms

• let alone
• not to mention
• much less

Translations

• French: sans compter, sans parler de
• German: ganz zu schweigen von
• Portuguese: quanto mais
• Russian: не говоря уже о

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