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Definition of nother

nother

/ˈnʌð.ər/
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• adjective

1

Another; a different or distinct (used informally, especially after 'a whole').

Example

"Transitioning from small-town politics to a national campaign is a whole nother challenge."

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• pronoun

1

Another one; a different person or thing (now rare, dialectal, or archaic).

Example

"One villager claimed to have seen a ghost, while a nother swore it was only the rising mist."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Used almost exclusively in informal speech inside the split construction 'a whole nother' (from 'another'), where 'whole' is inserted as an intensifier.

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• Nearby Words

noteworthily
noteworthiness
noteworthy
nother
nothing
nothingburger
nothingness

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in Middle English through metanalysis (rebracketing) of 'an other' or 'another' as 'a nother'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Nother. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/nother
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