other than
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other than
prep.
With the exception of; except for; besides: Other than one sister, she has no close relatives.
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other than
1.
Different from, besides, as in They were shocked to find she has a lover other than her husband. [1250]
2.
In a different manner than; otherwise than, as in How could she be other than happy with the new house?
[Late 1800s]
3.
other than that. Except that, as in Other than that the nearest store was five miles away, it was a perfect location.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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