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an·oth·er

[uh-nuhth-er]
adjective
1.
being one more or more of the same; further; additional: another piece of cake.
2.
different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind: at another time; another man.
3.
very similar to; of the same kind or category as: What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.
pronoun
4.
one more; an additional one: That first hot dog tasted so good I'd like another.
5.
a different one; something different: going from one house to another.
6.
one like the first: one copy for her and another for him.
7.
a person other than oneself or the one specified: He told her he loved another.

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Another is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see an1, other
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  • Earlier this week two economists debated the merits of another round of fiscal stimulus.
  • We don't need another set of memoranda from on high, or-God forbid-another faculty committee.
  • Greek workers demonstrated again this week against yet another set of austerity measures.
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another (əˈnʌðə)
 
determiner
1.  a.  one more; an added: another chance
 b.  (as pronoun): help yourself to another
2.  a.  a different; alternative: another era from ours
 b.  (as pronoun): to try one path, then another
3.  a.  a different example of the same sort: another Beethoven
 b.  (as pronoun): we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another
4.  another place the other House of Parliament (used in the House of Commons to refer to the House of Lords and vice versa)
 
[C14: originally an other]

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another
early 13c., merger of an other. O.E. simply had oþer. Originally "a second of two."
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