Except that
If not and except that are semantically related. In some cases you can use "If not" instead a conjunction phrase "Except that".
If not
If not adverb - Perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than.
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Synonyms for If not
Except that and if not are semantically related. You can use "Except that" instead a conjunction phrase "If not".
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Both terms in one sentence
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Except that, Judo was formally invented in 1882, about a century later if not more.
Source: Manga / Gamaran - Eating food in the first three Alone in the Dark games is the central, if not only, way to regain lost health - except that "food" in this case usually translated to "flasks of liquid courage".
Source: Hyperactive Metabolism -
Norman, on the other hand, marries Jessie and has a family, living a full life to an old age... except that he also outlives his wife and most, if not all, of his friends, so his story kind of turns out sad as well.
Source: Film / A River Runs Through It
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