another

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adjective

being one more or more of the same; further; additional: another piece of cake.

different; distinct; of a different period, place, or kind: at another time; another man.

very similar to; of the same kind or category as: What we need today is another Thomas Jefferson.

pronoun

one more; an additional one: That first hot dog tasted so good I'd like another.

a different one; something different: going from one house to another.

one like the first: one copy for her and another for him.

a person other than oneself or the one specified: He told her he loved another.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see an¹, other

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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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Word Origin & History

another

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

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Idioms & Phrases

another

In addition to the idiom beginning with another, also see dance to another tune; have another guess coming; horse of a different (another) color; one good turn deserves another; one man's meat is another man's poison; one way or another; sing a different (another) tune; tomorrow is another day; wear another hat.