another

UK: /əˈnʌðə^r/ US: /əˈnʌðɚ/ ,(ə nuᵺ′ər)

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an•oth•er /əˈnʌðɚ/   adj. [before a noun]

1. being one more;
   being more of the same;
   further;
   additional:
   Have another piece of cake.
   [~ + number word + plural countable noun]
   Come in for an appointment in another three weeks.
2. different;
   distinct;
   of a different kind:
   to visit another country and see how different life is there.
3. very similar to;
   of the same kind or category as:
   would like to be another Shakespeare.

pron. 

4. one more;
   an additional one:
   There is one book and here is another.
5. a different one;
   something different:
   She kept going from one thing to another.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

an•oth•er  (ə nuᵺ′ər), adj. 

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.

pron. 

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.

• 1175–1225; Middle English; see an¹, other

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another / əˈnʌðə/ determiner

1. one more; an added: another chance
2. (as pronoun): help yourself to another
3. a different; alternative: another era from ours
4. (as pronoun): to try one path, then another
5. a different example of the same sort
6. (as pronoun): we got rid of one loafer, but I think this new man's another

Etymology: 14th Century: originally an other

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A.N. Other noun

1. an unnamed person: used in team lists, etc, to indicate a place that remains to be filled