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another

Pronunciation: /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/

The English word “another” has 6 meanings listed here.

determiner

  1. One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
  2. Not the same; different.
  3. Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.

pronoun

  1. An additional one of the same kind.
  2. One that is different from the current one.
  3. One of a group of things of the same kind.

Etymology

From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

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