n.
Pronunciation: ' ə - th ə r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ō ther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara
Date: before 12th century
1 a : being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included <held on with one hand and waved with the other one> b : being the one or ones distinct from that or those first mentioned or implied <taller than the other boys> c : SECOND <every other day>
2 : not the same : DIFFERENT <any other color would have been better> <something other than it seems to be>
3 : ADDITIONAL <sold in the U.S. and 14 other countries>
4 a : recently past <the other evening> b : FORMER <in other times>
5 : disturbingly or threateningly different : ALIEN , EXOTIC