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al⋅so

[awl-soh]
–adverb
1. in addition; too; besides; as well: He was thin, and he was also tall.
2. likewise; in the same manner: Since you're having another cup of coffee, I'll have one also.
–conjunction
3. and: He was mean, also ugly.

Origin:
1125–75; ME; OE (e)alswā all (wholly or quite) so 1 ; the meaning all so “wholly” thus implies replication, and therefore “additionally, besides”


1. moreover.
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al·so   (ôl'sō)   
adv.  
  1. In addition; besides.

  2. Likewise; too: If you will stay, I will also.

conj.  And in addition: It's a pretty cat, also friendly.

[Middle English, from Old English ealswā : eall, all; see al-3 in Indo-European roots + swā, so; see so1.]
Usage Note: Some maintain that it is inappropriate to begin a sentence with also. In an earlier survey, however, 63 percent of the Usage Panel found acceptable the example The warranty covers all power-train components. Also, participating dealers back their work with a free lifetime service guarantee.
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Word Origin & History

also 
O.E. eallswa "exactly so," compound of all + so. The demonstrative sense of "similarly" weakened to "in addition to" in 12c., replacing eke. The compound has parallel forms in Ger. also, Du. alzoo. Also-ran is attested from 1896, originally in ref. to horse-races.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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