than
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /ðən/US /ðən/
Meaning
conjunction
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
“I'm older than her.”
preposition
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
“I'm older than her.”
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“than the than Palm Pilot cryptography”
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“EM: We will probably do more than that,”
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“She herself has noted that a person has a moral responsibility, when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and to give intelligently.”
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