another

Etymology

From Middle English another, equivalent to an + other.

det

1. One more/further, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.
   Yes, I'd like another slice of cake, thanks.
   Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer. 2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist
2. Not the same; different.
   Do you know another way to do this job?
   But that is another story and will be told another time. 1979, Micheal Ende, The Neverending Story, page 53
   In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
3. Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; anyone else; someone else.
   He has never known another like her.

pron

1. An additional one of the same kind.
   This napkin fell to the floor, could you please bring me another?
   There is one sterling and here is another
2. One that is different from the current one.
   I saw one movie, but I think I will see another.
3. One of a group of things of the same kind.
   His interests keep shifting from one thing to another.