# another

Pronunciation: US say "uh-NUTH-ur" /əˈnʌð.ɚ/; UK say "uh-NUTH-uh" /əˈnʌð.ə/

## Determiner

1. One more, in addition to those already there; a second or further one of the same kind.
   - Simple: One more of the same kind, as in 'another slice'.
   - _She has written another book._
   - _Can we stay for another day?_
2. A different one; some other one of the same kind, rather than this one or the first.
   - Simple: A different one, not the same one as before.
   - _That is another matter entirely._
   - _She moved to another town._
5. Placed before the name of someone or something famous to describe a person or thing that closely resembles them.
   - Simple: Put before a famous name to say that someone or something is very like that person or thing.
   - _Reviewers hailed the twelve-year-old composer as another Mozart._
   - _City leaders hope the old warehouse district will turn into another Silicon Valley._

## Pronoun

3. Used on its own in place of a noun: someone or something other than the one just mentioned, as in from one place to another or one way or another.
   - Simple: A different person or thing, not the one already talked about.
   - _This road is blocked, so we will take another._
   - _If the plan fails, we need another._
4. Used on its own in place of a noun: one more of the same thing, as in 'That cake was good; can I have another?'
   - Simple: One more of the same kind, used without a noun.
   - _If you finish that puzzle, I have another._
   - _He ate one biscuit and reached for another._

## Origin

On its surface it is simply "an" + "other"; the word itself goes back to Middle English "another."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/another (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).