Another

Part of speech: pronoun, adjective

Pronunciation: /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/

Definitions

1. One more of the same kind, or a different one from those already mentioned
2. An additional item of the same category or a distinct alternative to those already referenced
3. A further example of the same type or an alternative option differing from what has been previously noted

Etymology: Ever notice that "another" is really two words that have fused? The first part, "an," is the same little word as "a" with a Middle English "n" attached, and it descends from the Old English "ān," which meant "one." The second part is "other," from Old English "ōþer," meaning "the second of two." Put together, the phrase "an other" literally meant "one other," and speakers gradually stopped hearing it as two words. The fusion happened in Middle English, when the sequence "an other" was written and spoken as a single unit. The idea behind it is a neat piece of logic: "other" once carried the sense of a second item in a pair, so "one other" naturally named the next thing in a set. Over centuries the word lost its sense of pairing and came to mean any additional item, which is how it now serves as both a pronoun and an adjective.

Synonyms: additional, extra, further

Antonyms: same