than

than · conjunction

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Definitions

conjunction

  1. 1.

    Used to introduce the second element in a comparison.

  2. 2.

    Used to express difference or exception.

  3. 3.

    Used after certain words (other, rather, else, etc.) to express preference.

  4. 4.

    (preposition) In comparison with.

Related words

See also: comparison, more, then

Etymology

From Old English "thanne" or "thonne," originally the same word as "then." The distinction between "than" (comparative) and "then" (temporal) developed gradually in Middle English. Both derive from Proto-Germanic "*thana."