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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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    1. Merriam Webster
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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.

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      ANOTHER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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      What does another mean?
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      What does another thing or person mean?
      Another thing or person means an additional thing or person of the same type as one that already exists. Divers this morning found the body of another American sailor drowned during yesterday's ferry disaster. 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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      What is the difference between another and other?
      Unlike another, which is used as a determiner before singular count nouns, the word other is used as a determiner before plural or uncountable nouns. For instance: other cities, other people, other places, other information, other music, etc. Other means additional or extra, alternative, or different types of things or people.

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      What does other mean in a sentence?
      Other means ‘additional or extra’, or ‘alternative’, or ‘different types of’. … The other with a singular noun means the second of two things or people, or the opposite of a set of two: … 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.

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      Where does the word another come from?
      The word another comes from the Middle English term "an other," which is precisely what another is: some other alternative. It's used to refer to a different person, place or thing, or an additional person, place or thing. "Have another slice of pie," your mom might say.

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      How do you spell another in a sentence?
      GRAMMAR: Spelling Another is written as one word: There must be another way of doing it. ✗ Don’t write: an other Examples from the Corpus another 2/10/100 etc • Just as he finished dealing with that, another two containers arrived ... • Production is planned to continue for another two years. 7.

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      Jul 25, 2023 · Learn how to use another and other correctly before singular and plural nouns, and avoid common errors. Another means one more, extra, or alternative, while other means additional, extra, or different types of things or …

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      Learn the various meanings and uses of the word another as an adjective, pronoun, or determiner. Find synonyms, antonyms, sentences, and examples of another in different contexts.

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