ne serait-ce que

Meaning

  1. in part because, not least because, partially because
  2. if only
  3. at least
  4. even
  5. not even

Concepts

if only

Pronounced as (IPA)
/nə s(ə).ʁɛs kə/
Etymology

Literally, “(it) would not be that, but”.

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