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this and that and the other

this and that and the other 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 and that and the other

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

Words near this and that and the other in the dictionary

  1. Thirza
  2. this
  3. this afternoon
  4. this ain't it, chief
  5. this and that
  6. this and that and the other
  7. this close
  8. this coming
  9. this day six months
  10. this evening
  11. this guy

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