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this, that, and the other

this, that, and the other determiner: particular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.

Determiner

this, that, and the other

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Particular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.
    • These returns exhibit a curious annual uniformity in results; the sort of uniformity which you find in the annual output of suicides in the world's capitals, and the proportions of deaths by this, that, and the other disease.1897, Mark Twain, chapter 57, in Following the Equator […] , New York: American Publishing Company
    • She meant to use the cumbrous machine to pick out this, that, and the other interesting person from the muddle of the world.1919, Virginia Woolf, chapter 6, in Night and Day

Noun

this, that, and the other pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, plural, plural-only) A wide range of actions, circumstances, characteristics, topics, or other items.
    • A knowing old sheet-anchor-man, an unprincipled fellow, putting this, that, and the other together, ferrets out the mystery; [...]1850, Herman Melville, “Smuggling in a Man-of-War”, in White Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War, volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 285
    • Very much admired, indeed, the young woman was. What with her dress; what with the air and sun; what with being made so much of; what with this, that, and the other; her merits really attracted general notice.1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, “Intelligence”, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 473

this, that, and the other meaning in Bengali

this, that, and the other in Bengali

কাজ, পরিস্থিতি, বৈশিষ্ট্য

Synonyms of this, that, and the other

Forms of this, that, and the other

alternative formthis, that, or the other
alternative formthis, that, and the other thing

Questions about this, that, and the other

What does this, that, and the other mean?
This, that, and the other means particular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.
What is this, that, and the other in Bengali?
This, that, and the other in Bengali is কাজ, পরিস্থিতি, বৈশিষ্ট্য. See This, that, and the other meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is this, that, and the other?
This, that, and the other can be a determiner or a noun.

Words near this, that, and the other in the dictionary

  1. this'd
  2. this'll
  3. this'n
  4. this's
  5. this've
  6. this, that, and the other
  7. this, that, and the other thing
  8. this, that, and the third
  9. this, that, or the other
  10. this-a-way
  11. this-worldliness

Source and license

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