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this, that, and the other thing

this, that, and the other thing is the alternative form of this.

Meaning of this

Noun

this (plural thises)

  1. Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
    • Terms like 'house', 'sphere', 'animal', and 'human' do not refer to other thises distinct from these ones here — they refer to the sort of thing these ones here are.2001, James G. Lennox, Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology, page 151

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Questions about this, that, and the other thing

What is this, that, and the other thing the alternative form of?
This, that, and the other thing is the alternative form of this.

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

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

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