Nother Definition

nŭthər

adjective

Other. Usually used in the phrase a whole nother, as in the sentence That's a whole nother story.

American Heritage

Different; not the same.

That's a whole nother matter.

Webster's New World

(obsolete except colloquial US) Different, other. (Now usually in a whole nother)

Wiktionary

(obsolete except UK dialect, Caribbean) Neither.

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pronoun

(obsolete except UK dialect, Caribbean) Neither.

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(obsolete) Another.

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adverb

(obsolete) Nor.

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Origin of Nother

From alteration of another (interpreted as a nother)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther.

From Wiktionary
Variant of other, showing metanalysis.

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