another

Definition

One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

Etymology

From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

Example Sentences

• "Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks."
• "Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;[…]."
• "Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer."

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