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other than

other than preposition: except, besides.

Preposition

other than

  1. (idiomatic) Except, besides.
    • There was no furniture in the abandoned house, other than a broken bedstead.
  2. (idiomatic) Otherwise than; in any other way than, for any other reason than, etc.
    • The problem cannot be solved other than by putting in much time and effort.
    • He was never anything other than pleasant to me.
    Synonyms:
    apart from, barring, except for, not including

other than meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese

other than in Tamil

அல்லாத, அல்

other than in Arabic

except; besides
غَيْر ḡayr

other than in Vietnamese

except; besides
ngoài

Synonyms of other than

Questions about other than

What does other than mean?
Other than means except, besides.
What is other than in Tamil?
Other than in Tamil is அல்லாத, அல். See Other than meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is other than?
Other than is a preposition.

Words near other than in the dictionary

  1. other side of the tracks
  2. other sides of the coin
  3. other some
  4. other specified dissociative disorder
  5. other specified dissociative disorders
  6. other than
  7. other then
  8. other things being equal
  9. other times
  10. other virginity
  11. other woman

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