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another

EN[əˈnʌðə(ɹ)] [əˈnʌðɚ] [-ʌðə(r)]
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  • Another or variant may refer to:
  • anOther or Another Magazine, culture and fashion magazine
  • Another (novel), a Japanese horror novel and anime series
  • Another River, a river in Alaska, United States
  • A. N. Other, a pseudonym

    Definition of another in English Dictionary

  • PronounPREano-
    1. The additional one of the same kind.
      1. I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.
    2. One that is different from the current one.
      1. This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?
    3. One of the group of things of the same kind.
      1. His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.
  • Determiner
    1. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
      1. Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks. ‎
    2. Not the same; different.
      1. Do you know another way to do this job? ‎
    3. Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; anyone else; someone else.
      1. He has never known another like her. ‎
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • In another study, 23% of Black MSM reported having serodiscordant unprotected anal sex with a nonmain male partner and 9% with a main male partner in the last 12 months.
      • The only volumetric study comparing different sustained vowels showed no significant changes in the endolaryngeal and the lower hypopharyngeal region from one vowel to another [7 ].
      • Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • Another surprise is that Newcastle have the meanest defence in all four leagues and they did their utmost to preserve the tag at Molineux.
      • Another interesting technique to use is angle shooting. Action shot obliquely appears slower than the same action viewed at right angles
      • Another possible explanation is a lower iron content–and hence a less positive phase shift—in remyelinated lesions and black holes reducing the phase shift caused by demyelination.
    3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
      • After this manner, authority working in a circle, they endeavoured to atheize one another.
      • I figure this car has a few more years left in it and I intend to run it into the ground before purchasing another.
      • The adjective "heavy" can be used gradably: one thing can be more or less heavy than another.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Determiners
      • Pronouns
        • Indefinite pronouns
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      1. en another county heard from
      2. en another nail in one's coffin
      Source: Wiktionary
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      Meaning of another for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "another" is a determiner. It's also a pronoun, more specifically, an indefinite pronoun.
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