in all/everything but nameREAL/NOT IMAGINARYif something is true in all but name, it is really true, even though people do not officially say that it is true 有实无名 She was his wife in all but name. 她虽无名分,但事实上就是他的妻子。
in all/everything but name• The players should therefore be treated like the professionals they are in all but name, and be paid for their work.• Since then the craggy little republic of 650,000-odd people has been independent in all but name.• I always feel they are open meetings in everything but name.• Soon Jack and Courtney's marriage was also over in everything but name.
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