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one another

American  

pronoun

  1. each other.

one another British  

pronoun

  1. Also: each other.  the reflexive form of plural pronouns when the action, attribution, etc, is reciprocal

    they kissed one another

    knowing one another
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one another Idioms  

  1. see each other.

Usage

See each other.

Etymology

Origin of one another

First recorded in 1520–30

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Coincidentally, the top spot belongs to The One, another Bel-Air mega-mansion listed for $295 million that’s set to be auctioned off due to foreclosure if it can’t find a buyer soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2022

One of Arsenal’s young defenders, the 21-year-old centre-back Daniel Ballard, is also going out on loan to Blackpool in League One, another move that should be rubber-stamped before long.

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2020

For Radio One, another benefit is that classic hip-hop stations are often cheaper to run than the ones they replace.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2014

One another occasion, retired players including Mr Evans and medium-pace bowler Alec Bedser, took part in a talk to accompany a silent film on the 1950-1 Ashes.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2013

One another these beauties might tolerate, knowing one another's frailties as they did; yet the elegance, the disdain, the indifference of this newcomer—this they could not support.

From The Mississippi Bubble by Hough, Emerson

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