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than 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Conjunction
/T͟Han/,/T͟Hən/,
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Introducing the second element in a comparison,
  1. Introducing the second element in a comparison
    • - he was much smaller than his son
    • - Jack doesn't know any more than I do
  2. Used in expressions introducing an exception or contrast
    • - he claims not to own anything other than his home
    • - they observe rather than act
  3. Used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another
    • - scarcely was the work completed than it was abandoned
  1. Than is a grammatical particle analyzed as both a conjunction and a preposition in the English language. It introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives and with words such as , , and . Typically, it measures the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
  2. (Thans) Sailors and soldiers are known as thans, which I have always translated as warriors.
  3. 1,000 men. (Possibly 10 dars per odwar command?)
  4. means compared to, not then [So, you don’t go to dinner than a show.]
  5. The chief of the Axirs before Larl, and the father of Kel.
  6. nickname for Taylor.