What does Another mean?
Definitions for Another
əˈnʌð əran·oth·er
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Princeton's WordNet
another(a), some otheradjective
any of various alternatives; some other
"put it off to another (or some other) day"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Anotheradjective
Etymology: from an and other.
He that will not lay a foundation for perpetual disorder, must of necessity find another rise of government than that. John Locke.
———— A fourth? ————
Start eye!
What! will the line stretch out to th’ crack of doom?
Another yet? —— a seventh! I’ll see no more. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him. 1 Samuel, ii. 25.
Why not of her? preferr’d above the rest,
By him with knightly deeds, and open love profess’d;
So had another been, where he his vows address’d. John Dryden, Fables.A man shall have diffused his life, his self, and his whole concernments so far, that he can weep his sorrows with another’s eyes; when he has another heart besides his own, both to share, and to support his grief. South.
When the soul is beaten from its station, and the mounds of virtue are broken down, it becomes quite another thing from what it was before. South.
Wikipedia
Another
Another Lonely Night is a single by American country music artist Jean Shepard. Released in November 1970, it was the first and only single for her 1971 album Here and Now. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It was covered the same year by American country music artist Lynn Anderson on her album Rose Garden.
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another
Another refers to something or someone distinct and different from what has already been mentioned or seen, often used to indicate an additional or alternative option or occurrence. It implies another instance or alternative version of something that has already been referred to or experienced.
Webster Dictionary
Another
one more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect
Another
not the same; different
Another
any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else
Etymology: [An a, one + other.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Another
an-uth′ėr, adj. not the same: a different or distinct (thing or person): one more: a second: one more of the same kind: any other.—One another, now used as a compound reciprocal pronoun (of two or more); One with another, taken all together, taken on the average.—You're another, the vulgar Tu quoque. [Orig. an other.]
Editors Contribution
another
An identical type.
They had another meal prepared for their family as they loved to spend time together.
Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2020
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Another
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Another' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #143
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Another' in Written Corpus Frequency: #182
Anagrams for Another »
on Earth
on earth
rheotan
athenor
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Another in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Another in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Another in a Sentence
You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind.
What's driving that, you got monetary policy out of sync globally. U.S. going one way, ECB going another, Swiss going another, Sweden going another.
There are four administrations in Khaki Safed, one is the governor. Another is Afghan local police. Another is the Taliban. Another is Daish.
We're going to see this continued high volatility in equities, in fixed income and in currencies, what's driving that, you got monetary policy out of sync globally. U.S. going one way, ECB going another, Swiss going another, Sweden going another.
For you it's another day another dollar, for me it's another day another mile. -Johnny The Walker
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Translations for Another
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- ثانٍ, آخر, أخرىArabic
- различен, друг, още единBulgarian
- ještě jeden, jiný, další, druhý, odlišnýCzech
- nogen, en til, endnu en, en andenDanish
- anders, noch eines, ein anderer, noch einer, anderer, andere, noch eineGerman
- άλλο έναGreek
- aliaEsperanto
- otroSpanish
- teine, muuEstonian
- toinen, lisä, muuFinnish
- autre, un de plus, plus, un autreFrench
- אחרHebrew
- annar, annað, önnurIcelandic
- un altroItalian
- もう一つ, 他の, もう, 別のJapanese
- 또 하나, 다른Korean
- aliusLatin
- друг, уште еденMacedonian
- nog een, een andere, een anderDutch
- nikt inny, inny, kolejny, następnyPolish
- outroPortuguese
- altul, o alta, alta, încă un, un altul, încă oRomanian
- ещё один, другой, различныйRussian
- дру̏гӣ, drȕgīSerbo-Croatian
- ytterligare, en, ännu, till, annanSwedish
- nyingineSwahili
- மற்றொருTamil
- మరోTelugu
- อื่นThai
- farklı, başkaTurkish
- ایک اورUrdu
- khácVietnamese
- 另一个Chinese
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