Nearby Words
adjective
1.
additional or further: he and one other person.
2.
different or distinct from the one mentioned or implied: in some other city; Some other design may be better.
3.
different in nature or kind: I would not have him other than he is.
4.
being the remaining one of two or more: the other hand.
5.
EXPAND(used with plural nouns) being the remaining ones of a number: the other men; some other countries.
noun
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the other one: Each praises the other.
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Other than
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
pronoun
9.
Usually, others. other persons or things: others in the medical profession.
10.
some person or thing else: Surely some friend or other will help me.
adverb
Idiom11.
otherwise; differently (usually followed by than): We can't collect the rent other than by suing the tenant.
12.
every other, every alternate: a meeting every other week.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English ōther (pronoun, adj., and noun); cognate with German ander, Gothic anthar; akin to Sanskrit antara-
before 900; Middle English; Old English ōther (pronoun, adj., and noun); cognate with German ander, Gothic anthar; akin to Sanskrit antara-
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
other than
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Different from, besides, as in They were shocked to find she has a lover other than her husband. [1250]
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In a different manner than; otherwise than, as in How could she be other than happy with the new house? [Late 1800s]
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other than that. Except that, as in Other than that the nearest store was five miles away, it was a perfect location.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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