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• none other than — used to emphasize the surprising identity of a person or thing her first customer was none other than Henry du Pont * * * none other than used to show that you are surprised or impressed by the person or thing you are about to mention It turns… …   Useful english dictionary

• none other than someone — none other than (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal… …   New idioms dictionary

• none other than something — none other than (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal… …   New idioms dictionary

• none other than — (someone/something) the very famous or important person or thing. The speech was given by none other than the vice president. The biggest surprise was that the false report was written by none other than the company s own legal department.… …   New idioms dictionary

• other — oth|er W1S1 [ˈʌðə US ˈʌðər] determiner, adj, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(the second of two)¦ 2¦(the rest)¦ 3¦(additional)¦ 4¦(different)¦ 5¦(opposite)¦ 6 other than 7 none other than somebody 8 the other way around/round 9 the other day/morning/week etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• other — [[t]ʌ̱ðə(r)[/t]] ♦ others (When other follows the determiner an, it is written as one word: see another.) 1) ADJ: det ADJ, ADJ n You use other to refer to an additional thing or person of the same type as one that has been mentioned or is known… …   English dictionary

• other — determiner, adjective, pronoun 1 used when there are two people, things etc to mean the one that is not being used, the one that you do not already have etc: the other: She was driving the car with one hand and wiping the window with the other. | …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• none — [ nʌn ] function word, quantifier *** None can be used in the following ways: as a pronoun: I asked for some more cake, but there was none left. (followed by of ): None of my friends will help me. as an adverb: She pushed him none too gently back …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …   Catholic encyclopedia

• than — [than] conj. [ME than, thene, thonne < OE thenne, thanne, thonne, orig., then: for IE base see THAT] 1. introducing the second element in a comparison, following an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree: if the first element is a… …   English World dictionary

• none — 1 /nVn/ pronoun 1 not any of something: I was going to offer you some cake but there s none left. | none of: Everyone was talking about it it did not matter to them that none of it was true. | She had inherited none of her mother s beauty. | none …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English