I. əˈnəthə(r), aˈn- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from an + other
1. : different or distinct from the one first named or considered
the same scene viewed from another angle
as
a. : altered or diametrically opposed
it is another thing to ask us to affirm the reality of things we know to be illusions — G.F.Kennan
b. : changed in quality or behavior though the same in substance or identity
a dog asleep was one thing, a dog very much awake and filled with active antagonism was another thing altogether — Jack McLaren
since his illness he has been another man
tomorrow is another day
c. : some other : later
reserve this for another occasion
another time don't be so hasty
d. : former , past
the splendors of another age
2.
a. : being one more in addition to one or a number of the same kind : additional
have another slice of cake
this wall needs another coat of paint
it will take another two years to finish the building
b. : not different or not significantly differing from the first named or considered or from others — used often with just
just another mishap in a long series of mishaps that day
c. : patterned after or equal to
he fancies himself as another Napoleon
d. : new , fresh
bring me another cup, this one is chipped
II. pronoun
Etymology: Middle English, from another, adjective
1. : an additional one of the same kind : one more
one copy to send out, another for the files
— often used after one and in distinction to the other to indicate more than one other
one carried a gun, another a knife
2. : one other than oneself
living subject to the will of another
: one that is different, separate, or in contrast to the first or present one
peace is one thing but peace with dishonor is another
— often used reciprocally with one especially of more than two
and they said one to another
— compare one another
3. : one of a set or group of unspecified or indefinite things
in one way or another
for one reason or another