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WordNet
adjective
(1) Very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected
"A strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
(2) Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
"Today isn't any other day"- the White Queen
"The construction of highways and other public works"
"He asked for other employment"
"Any other person would tell the truth"
"His other books are still in storage"
"Then we looked at the other house"
"Hearing was good in his other ear"
"The other sex"
"She lived on the other side of the street from me"
"Went in the other direction"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Out of a set of two, not the one previously referred to.
- I don’t like this book, so I’m going to read the other one first.
- He turned around and walked the other way.
- Contrary to.
- You are other than nice.
Synonyms
- different, disparate
- dissimilar, distinctive
- distinguishable, diverse
- unalike, unlike
- additional, another
- else, farther
- further
Pronoun
- Not the one previously referred to.
- Other people would do it differently.
Adverb
- Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
Conjunction
- Or.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
- And if that I had nat had my prevy thoughtis to returne to youre love agayne as I do, I had sene as grete mysteryes as ever saw my sonne Sir Galahad other Percivale, other Sir Bors.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII: