—adj.
1 an additional; one more (have another cake; after another six months).
2 a person like or comparable to (another Callas).
3 a different (quite another matter).
4 some or any other (will not do another man's work).
—pron.
1 an additional one (have another).
2 a different one (take this book away and bring me another).
3 some or any other one (I love another).
4 Brit. an unnamed additional party to a legal action (X versus Y and another).
5 (also A. N. Other) a player unnamed or not yet selected.
Phrases and idioms:
another place Brit. the other House of Parliament (used in the Commons to refer to the Lords, and vice versa). such another another of the same sort.
Etymology: ME f. AN + OTHER
Useful english dictionary. 2012.