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Word: Other
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English ōther, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German ander, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘different’
ˈʌðə
denoting a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about
Short Definition:denoting person or thing distinct from one already mentioned
Examples:- stick the camera on a tripod or some other means of support
- this is our last resort—there's no other way of reaching an agreement
further; additional
Short Definition:additional
Examples:- one other word of advice
- no other questions?
Word: Other
Speech Type: Pronoun
ˈʌðə
a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about
Short Definition:person or thing that is different from one already mentioned
Examples:- a language unrelated to any other
- some say the fine is too much but others disagree
a further or additional person or thing of the type aleady mentioned
Short Definition:additional person or thing
Examples:- he is the author of five books and collaborated on three others
used euphemistically to refer to sex
Short Definition:sex
Examples:- a bit of the other
that which is distinct from, different from, or opposite to something or oneself
Short Definition:that which is different to something or oneself
Examples:- she needs to escape the tyranny of the Other
Word: Other
Speech Type: Verb
ˈʌðə
view or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself
Short Definition:view or treat person or group of people as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself
Examples:- a critique of the ways in which the elderly are othered by society
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