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sondern

Part of Speech: conjunction

Sense 1: used to introduce an alternative or contrasting idea to the previous statement

Example sentence: I don't like apples, sondern I prefer oranges.

Sense 2: used to emphasize a negation or contradiction

Example sentence: He is not just a good student, sondern an excellent one.

Sense 3: used to separate two different options in a compound sentence

Example sentence: She can play not only the piano, sondern also the violin.