than: Meaning and Definition of

than

Pronunciation: (an, en unstressed &schwan, &schwan), [key]
—prep.
  1. in relation to; by comparison with (usually fol. by a pronoun in the objective case): He is a person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous.
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