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another

[ uh-nuhth-er ]

adjective

  1. being one more or more of the same; further; additional:

    another piece of cake.

  2. different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind:

    at another time;

    another man.

  3. very similar to; of the same kind or category as:

    What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.



pronoun

  1. one more; an additional one:

    That first hot dog tasted so good I'd like another.

  2. a different one; something different:

    going from one house to another.

  3. one like the first:

    one copy for her and another for him.

  4. a person other than oneself or the one specified:

    He told her he loved another.

another

/ əˈnʌðə /

determiner

    1. one more; an added

      another chance

    2. ( as pronoun )

      help yourself to another

    1. a different; alternative

      another era from ours

    2. ( as pronoun )

      to try one path, then another

    1. a different example of the same sort

      another Beethoven

    2. ( as pronoun )

      we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another

  1. another place
    the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of another1

First recorded in 1175–1225; an 1 + other
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Word History and Origins

Origin of another1

C14: originally an other

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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