Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. another(a), some other(adj)

   any of various alternatives; some other

   "put it off to another (or some other) day"

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Another

   one more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect

2. Another

   not the same; different

3. Another

   any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else

Origin: [An a, one + other.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'another' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #143

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'another' in Written Corpus Frequency: #182

Anagrams for another »

1. on Earth, on earth

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of another in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of another in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Yohan Samarakkody:

   It was another dull day.

2. Grant Rumley:

   It solidifies another gap.

3. Hsu Hsin-ying:

   Taiwan needs another voice.

4. Alberto Fujimori:

   Never another 5th of April!

5. Horace:

   I will not add another word.

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