than

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NGSL Rank: 68
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Meanings
conjunction
  • used to introduce the second element in a comparison.
    E.g. they go out less than they did when they first moved to Paris
  • used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast.
    E.g. they observe rather than act
  • used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another.
    E.g. scarcely was the work completed than it was abandoned
preposition
  • introducing the second element in a comparison.
    E.g. he was much smaller than his son
  • apart from; except.
    E.g. he claims not to own anything other than his home

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