another

another
I. adjective Date: 12th century 1. different or distinct from the one first considered <
the same scene viewed from another angle
>
2. some other <
do it another time
>
3. being one more in addition to one or more of the same kind <
have another piece of pie
>
II. pronoun Date: 13th century 1. an additional one of the same kind ; one more 2. one that is different from the first or present one 3. one of a group of unspecified or indefinite things <
in one way or another
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Another — An*oth er, pron. & a. [An a, one + other.] 1. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. [1913 Webster] Another yet! a seventh! I ll see no more. Shak. [1913 Webster] Would serve to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Another — アナザー (Анадза:) Жанр ужасы …   Википедия

  • another — [ə nuth′ər] adj. [ME an other; OE uses solid ōther in same sense] 1. one more; an additional [have another cup of tea] 2. a different; not the same [in another city, at another time] 3. one of the same sort as; some other [another Caesar] pron …   English World dictionary

  • another — early 13c., merger of AN (Cf. an) OTHER (Cf. other). Old English used simply oþer. Originally a second of two. Compound reciprocal pronoun one another is recorded from 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

  • another — For one another see each 3 …   Modern English usage

  • another — [n] other person addition, a different person, one more, someone else, something else; concept 423 another [prep/det] additional, different added, a distinct, a further, a separate, else, farther, fresh, further, more, new, one more, other, some… …   New thesaurus

  • another — index additional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • another — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN 1) one more; a further. 2) different from one that already mentioned …   English terms dictionary

  • another — an|oth|er W1S1 [əˈnʌðə US ər] determiner, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(additional)¦ 2¦(a different one)¦ 3 one another 4 one ... or another 5 one after another 6 not another ... ! 7 be another thing/matter 8 and another thing 9¦(similar person/thing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • another — an|oth|er [ ə nʌðər ] function word *** Another can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a singular countable noun): Can I have another glass of water, please? as a pronoun (without a following noun): We re changing from… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • another — [[t]ənʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET sing n 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… …   English dictionary

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