other

oth-er · determiner

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Definitions

determiner

  1. 1.

    Used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known.

  2. 2.

    The second of two.

  3. 3.

    Additional; further.

  4. 4.

    Different from the one or ones already mentioned.

  5. 5.

    A person or thing different from the one already mentioned.

  6. 6.

    The remaining one of two or more.

Forms

plural: others

Related words

Antonyms: same
See also: alternative, another, different, else
Synonyms: additional, alternative, different

Etymology

From Old English ōþer meaning "second, other," from Proto-Germanic anþeraz meaning "other," originally meaning "second" (of two). The word has cognates in German ander and Dutch ander. Related to Latin alter and Greek allos.