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facing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fe?s??/
- Rhymes: -e?s??
Adjective
facing (not comparable)
- Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
- Of an article in one page opening:
- (rail transport, of points and crossovers) Diverging in the direction of travel.
Antonyms
- trailing
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- facing points
Noun
facing (plural facings)
- The most external portion of exterior siding.
- (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
- (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
- (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
- (military, usually in the plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
Translations
Verb
facing
- present participle of face
References
- “facing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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other
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?th??r
- (UK)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ð?(?)/, [??ð?(?)]
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /?ð?/
- (US)
- (General American) IPA(key): /??ð?/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??ð?/, [?äð?]
- Hyphenation: oth?er
- Rhymes: -?ð?(r)
Etymology
From Middle English other, from Old English ?þer (“other, second”), from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz (“other, second”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?énteros (“other”). Cognate with Scots uther, ither (“other”), Old Frisian ?ther, ("other"; > North Frisian ü?er, ööder, ouder), Old Saxon ?thar (“other”), Old High German ander (“other”), Old Norse annarr, øðr-, aðr- (“other, second”), Gothic ???????????????????? (anþar, “other”), Old Prussian anters, antars (“other, second”), Lithuanian antroks (“other”, pronoun), Latvian otrs, otrais (“second”), Albanian ndërroj (“to change, switch, alternate”), Sanskrit ????? (ántara, “different”), Sanskrit ???? (anyá, “other, different”).
Adjective
other (not comparable)
- See other (determiner) below.
- Synonyms: additional, another
- Second.
- Synonym: alternate
- Alien.
- Synonym: foreign
- Different.
- Synonyms: disparate, dissimilar, distinctive, distinguishable, diverse; see also Thesaurus:different
- Antonym: same
- (obsolete) Left, as opposed to right.
Derived terms
- otherdom
- otherhood
- otherish
- otherling
- otherly
- otherness
- other rank
- other side
Translations
Noun
other (plural others)
- An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
- The other one; the second of two.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
- Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
- 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations
Derived terms
- others
Translations
Determiner
other
- Not the one or ones previously referred to.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:other.
Antonyms
- same
Derived terms
- this, that, and the other
Translations
Adverb
other (not comparable)
- Apart from; in the phrase "other than".
- (obsolete) Otherwise.
Related terms
- another
- otherwise
Translations
Verb
other (third-person singular simple present others, present participle othering, simple past and past participle othered)
- (transitive) To regard, label, or treat as an "other", as not part of the same group; to view as different and alien.
- (transitive) To treat as different or separate; segregate; ostracise.
- 2007, Christopher Emdin, City University of New York. Urban Education, Exploring the contexts of urban science classrooms:
- In this scenario, the young lady who had spoken had been othered by her peers and her response to my question had been dismissed as invalid despite the fact that she was alright.
- 2007, Christopher Emdin, City University of New York. Urban Education, Exploring the contexts of urban science classrooms:
Derived terms
- otherer
- othering
- otherize
- otherization
Anagrams
- Rothe, heort-, hetro, rothe, thero-, threo-, throe
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ?þer. Compare German oder.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?oð?r/, /?o?ð?r/
Conjunction
other
- or; synonym of or
Determiner
other
- other
Descendants
- English: other
- Yola: ooree, oree
References
- “???ther, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
- ?r (Old West Frisian)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h?énteros. Cognates include Old English ?þer, Old Saxon ?thar and Old Dutch andar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?ðer/
Adjective
?ther
- other
- second
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr-Amrum: öler
- Hallig: öör
- Helgoland: uur
- Mooring: ouder
- Sylt: ü?er
- Saterland Frisian: uur, our
- West Frisian: oar
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN
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