Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since the 13th century.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ca non

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ca,‎ non.
  2. than
    Eu son máis rápida ca non tiI'm faster than you
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 105:
      os catiuos mays querem a morte ca nõ a vida que an
      prisoners rather prefer death than the life they have
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 510:
      et começou a batalla outra uez muy de rrigio, mays ca non antes
      and the battle began again very toughly, more than before

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