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  • The "Other" (or "Constitutive Other") is a concept of the identity of difference that is discussed within some works of Continental philosophy and in the social sciences, such as across the taxonomies of anthropology.
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    Definition of other in English Dictionary

  • NounPLothers
    1. An other one, more often rendered as another.
      1. I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others. ‎
    2. The other one; the second of two.
      1. One boat is not better than the other. ‎
  • VerbSGothersPRotheringPT, PPothered
    1. VT To make into an other.
      1. "Rican" is code for its homonym, "redskin,"' through which they othered this non-Mexican ethnic group.
    2. VT To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
      1. VT (ethnicity or race) To label as "other".
      2. AdjectiveCOMmore otherSUPmost other
        1. See other (determiner) below.
          1. second.
            1. I get paid every other week.
          2. Alien.
            1. In Matthew's account, the law remains intact, as does virtually everything except that critical belief in Jesus as the Messiah (obviously no small thing), and this is not enough to make Matthew completely other from its Jewish origins.
          3. Different.
            1. it is inherent, rather, in the revolutionary attempt of the West to externalize the idea of a source of meaning wholly other than what is embodied in human conventions and hierarchies.
          4. OBS Left, as opposed to right.
          5. AdverbCOMmore otherSUPmost other
            1. Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
              1. Other than that, I'm fine.
            2. OBS otherwise.
              1. It shall none other be. — Chaucer.
              2. If you think other. — Shakespeare.
          6. Conjunction
            1. OBS Or.
            2. Determiner
              1. Not the one or ones previously referred to.
                1. Other people would do it differently. ‎
            3. More Examples
              1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                • During the Cold War, Russia and America would each spy on each other for recon.
                • Studies are ongoing to test the possible beneficial effects of other thyromimetics.
                • She cast away her bridal dress along with other reminders of the marriage.
              2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
                • Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.
                • Other notable Canadian censorship attempts are have had such strong Streisand Effects, they might as well have directed and starred in the romantic drama Prince Of Tides.
                • Other rarities usually occur where nonrare plants are thickest.
              3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
                • She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other.
                • The true religion occupies the happy mean between miserable unfaith, on the one hand, and timorous superstition, wild fanaticism, and pietistical zeal on the other.
                • I don't mind if they have some fun, but I draw the line at anything that might harm others.
            • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
              1. Adjectives
                • Adverbs
                  • Uncomparable adverbs
                  • Conjunctions
                    • Determiners
                      • Nouns
                        • Countable nouns
                        • Verbs
                          • Transitive verbs
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                        1. en others
                        2. en otherwise
                        3. en other's
                        4. en otherworldly
                        5. en othered
                        Source: Wiktionary
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                        Meaning of other for the defined word.

                        Grammatically, this word "other" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a conjunction. It's also a determiner. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.
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