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US /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ UK /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

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1

det
One more of the same kind, in addition to what you already have.

Would you like another cup of coffee?
2

det
A different one; not the same.

Do you know another way to get to the station?
3

pron
An additional or different one.

This napkin fell on the floor, could you bring me another?

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2 det · a different one; not the same. some other

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an Proto-Indo-European *h₂en Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Proto-Germanic *anþeraz Proto-West Germanic *anþar Old English ōþer Middle English other Middle English another English another From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

another Middle English

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# another

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det, pron
**IPA (US):** /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 226

## Meanings
1. One more of the same kind, in addition to what you already have.
2. A different one; not the same.
3. An additional or different one.

## Examples
- Would you like another cup of coffee?
- Do you know another way to get to the station?
- This napkin fell on the floor, could you bring me another?

## Related Forms
- other

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: another

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an Proto-Indo-European *h₂en Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂énteros Proto-Germanic *anþeraz Proto-West Germanic *anþar Old English ōþer Middle English other Middle English another English another From Middle English another. By surface analysis, an + other.

## AI Etymology
Another is from Middle English another. By surface analysis, an plus other. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a determiner and a pronoun, another denotes one more of the same kind, in addition to what you already have, a different one; not the same, and an additional or different one. The same word family continues in related entries such as other.

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