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    an·oth·er
    [əˈnəT͟Hər]
    determiner
    1. used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about; one more; a further:
      "have another drink" · "I didn't say another word" · "170 miles done, only another 100 to go"
      • used with a proper name to indicate someone or something's similarity to the person or event specified:
        "this will not be another Vietnam" · "they said she was another Jennifer Aniston"
    2. used to refer to a different person or thing from one already mentioned or known about:
      "come back another day" · "his wife left him for another man"
      • used to refer to someone or something sharing an attribute in common with the person or thing already mentioned:
        "I went to the window and saw one cat being chased by another cat"
    pronoun
    1. an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about:
      "the British poet Philip Larkin is another of his favorite writers" · "they have two sessions, one in the morning and another in the afternoon"
    2. a different person or thing from one already mentioned or known about:
      "they kept moving from one place to another" · "he may be fit for one type of work but not another" · "it is one thing to formulate policies and quite another to implement them"
    Origin
    Middle English: as an other until the 16th century.
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    determiner
    1. used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about; one more; a further:
      one more
      a further
      an additional
      a second
      an extra
      a spare
    2. used to refer to a different person or thing from one already mentioned or known about:
      different
      other
      second
      possible
      substitute
      replacement
      deputy
      relief
      proxy
      surrogate
      cover
      fill-in
      stand-in
      standby
      emergency
      reserve
      backup
      auxiliary
      fallback
      alternate
      pinch-hitting
      pronoun
      1. an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about:
        a different
        some other
        not the same
        an alternative
        Opposite:
        the same
       
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      ANOTHER definition and meaning | Collins English …

      Another thing or person means an additional thing or person of the same type as one that already exists. Mrs. Madrigal buttered another piece of toast. We're going to have another baby. Another is also a pronoun. The demand …

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      What is the etymology of one another?
      Etymology: [An a, one + other.] an-uth′ėr, adj. not the same: a different or distinct (thing or person): one more: a second: one more of the same kind: any other.— One another, now used as a compound reciprocal pronoun (of two or more); One with another, taken all together, taken on the average.—

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      How do you use another in a sentence?
      You use another in front of the name of a well-known person, place, or event to indicate that you think someone or something is just like that person, place, or event. You may never be another Hemingway, but you can learn to write well.

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      How do you use another before a word?
      You use another before a word referring to a distance, length of time, or other amount, to indicate an additional amount. Continue down the same road for another 2 miles until you reach the church of Santa Maria. 5.

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      Why do we use each other and one another?
      We use each other and one another to show that each person in a group of two or more people does something to the others. There is very little difference between each other and one another and we can normally use them in the same places. Each other is more common than one another: … We have two tickets and need another (one).

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      One of an undetermined number or group. For one reason or another. One of the same kind. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks. Not …

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      You use another when you want to emphasize that an additional thing or person is different from one that already exists.

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