Definition of than

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Than (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that y

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Sivatherium :: Sivatherium (n.) A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species..
Depress :: Depress (a.) Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
Rider :: Rider (n.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to another on an examination paper.
Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
Ingrateful :: Ingrateful (a.) Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative.
Dargue :: Dargue (n.) A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or less than that of a day..
Superfluity :: Superfluity (n.) A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth..
Underwork :: Underwork (v. i.) To do work for a less price than current rates.
Overblow :: Overblow (v. i.) To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing..
Town :: Town (adv. & prep.) Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or from rural communities..
Conquest :: Conquest (n.) The acquiring of property by other means than by inheritance; acquisition.
Underwork :: Underwork (v. i.) To do less work than is proper or suitable.
Angelicalness :: Angelicalness (n.) The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.
Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies..
Multivalvular :: Multivalvular (a.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons..
Outsell :: Outsell (v. t.) To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.
Multocular :: Multocular (a.) Having many eyes, or more than two..
Undivided :: Undivided (a.) Not directed or given to more than one object; as, undivided attention or affection..
Paragraph :: Paragraph (n.) A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual distance from the margin..
Credence :: Credence (n.) Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
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