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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.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME; see an 1 , other
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an·oth·er   (ə-nŭth'ər)   
adj.  
  1. One more; an additional: had another cup of coffee.

  2. Distinctly different from the first: took another route to town.

  3. Some other: put it off to another day.

pron.  
  1. An additional one: one encore followed by another.

  2. A different one: This shirt is too big; I'll try another.

  3. One of an undetermined number or group: for one reason or another. See Usage Note at each other.


[Middle English on other : on, one; see one + other, other; see other.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

another 
c.1225, merger of "an other;" O.E. simply had oþer. Originally "a second of two."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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