another

Det

Determiner

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A word placed before a noun to show which person or thing is meant, or how much or how many.

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

   • Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.
   • 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.

2. 2.Not the same; different.

   • Do you know another way to do this job?
   • But that is another story and will be told another time.
   • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

3. 3.Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.

   • But that is another story and will be told another time.
   • One gold ingot is valued the same as another, but gemstones are valued individually.

Pron

Pronoun

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A word that replaces or refers to a noun or noun phrase.

1. 1.An additional one of the same kind.

   • This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?

2. 2.One that is different from the current one.

   • I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.
   • I've thought about moving to another city at one time or another.

3. 3.One of a group of things of the same kind.

   • His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.

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