other
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adjective \ˈə-thər\Definition of OTHER
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a : being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included <held on with one hand and waved with the other one> b : being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied <taller than the other boys> c : second <every other day>
2
: not the same : different <any other color would have been better> <something other than it seems to be>
3
: additional <sold in the United States and 14 other countries>
4
a : recently past <the other evening> b : former <in other times>
See Examples of OTHER
- These and other issues will be discussed at the next meeting.
- The driver's wife and two other passengers were injured in the accident.
- Leaders from China, Russia, and 14 other countries attended the conference.
Origin of OTHER
Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to OTHER
- Synonyms
- disparate, dissimilar, distant, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse, nonidentical, different, unalike, unlike
2other
nounDefinition of OTHER
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a : one that remains of two or more b : a thing opposite to or excluded by something else <went from one side to the other> <nature as the other of culture>
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: a different or additional one <the others came later>
3
a : one (as another person) that is psychologically differentiated from the self b often capitalized : one considered by members of a dominant group as alien, exotic, threatening, or inferior (as because of different racial, sexual, or cultural characteristics)
First Known Use of OTHER
before 12th century
3other
pronoun, sometimes plural in constructionDefinition of OTHER
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obsolete a : one of two that remains b : each preceding one
2
: a different or additional one <something or other>
First Known Use of OTHER
before 12th century
4other
adverbDefinition of OTHER
: otherwise —used with than <was unable to see them other than by going to their home>
First Known Use of OTHER
13th century
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