definitions

another

[ uh-nuhth -er ]
/ əˈnʌð ər /
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adjective

being one more or more of the same; further; additional: another piece of cake.
different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind: at another time; another man.
very similar to; of the same kind or category as: What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.

pronoun

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RELATED WORDS

other, that, addition, else, farther, fresh, further, more, new, added

Nearby words

anosmia, anosognosia, anosognosic epilepsy, anospinal, anostosis, another, another county heard from, another-guess, anotia, anouilh, anouilh, jean

Origin of another

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at an1, other
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Examples from the Web for another

British Dictionary definitions for another

another

/ (əˈnʌðə) /

determiner

  1. one more; an addedanother chance
  2. (as pronoun)help yourself to another
  1. a different; alternativeanother era from ours
  2. (as pronoun)to try one path, then another
  1. a different example of the same sortanother Beethoven
  2. (as pronoun)we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another
another place the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)

Word Origin for another

C14: originally an other
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

Word Origin and History for another

another

adj.

early 13c., merger of an other. Old English used simply oþer. Originally "a second of two." Compound reciprocal pronoun one another is recorded from 1520s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with another

another

In addition to the idiom beginning with another

  • another county heard from

also see:

  • dance to another tune
  • have another guess coming
  • horse of a different (another) color
  • one good turn deserves another
  • one man's meat is another man's poison
  • one way or another
  • sing a different (another) tune
  • tomorrow is another day
  • wear another hat
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.