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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
another



an·other BrE [əˈnʌðə(r)] NAmE [əˈnʌðər] determiner, pronoun
1. one more; an extra thing or person
Would you like another drink?
‘Finished?’ ‘No, I've got another three questions to do.’
We've still got another (= a further) forty miles to go.
‘It's a bill.’ ‘Oh no, not another!’
I got another of those calls yesterday.  Another can be followed by a singular noun, by of and a plural noun, or by a number and a plural noun.
compare other
2. different; a different person or thing
Let's do it another time.
We need another computer (= a new one).
We can try that— but whether it'll work is another matter.
The room's too small. Let's see if they've got another one.
I don't like this room. I'm going to ask for another.
3. a person or thing of a very similar type
She's going to be another Madonna (= as famous as her).
There'll never be another like him.
see also one another
more at one after another/the other at one
Idiom: of one kind/sort or another

Word Origin:
[another] Middle English: as an other until the 16th cent.

Language Bank:
addition
Adding another item
Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition / What is more , they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.
Learning another language not only improves children's job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
Another / One further / One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children's self-esteem.
Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover , increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover , the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore , there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.

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