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many another

many another determiner: many other, most other (followed by singular noun).

Determiner

many another

  1. (poetic) many other, most other (followed by singular noun)
    • They did better than many another regiment.

Questions about many another

What does many another mean?
Many another means many other, most other (followed by singular noun).
What part of speech is many another?
Many another is a determiner.

Words near many another in the dictionary

  1. many a time and often
  2. many a times
  3. many an
  4. many and varied
  5. many and various
  6. many another
  7. many at times
  8. many hands make light work
  9. many happies
  10. many happy returns
  11. many moons ago

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