"Other" meaning in English

See Other in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Other [canonical], Others [plural]
Etymology: Semantic loan from French Autre, principally after French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (also as grand Autre) and philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. Etymology templates: {{sl|en|fr|Autre}} Semantic loan from French Autre, {{m|fr|grand Autre}} grand Autre Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Others|head=the Other}} the Other (plural Others)
  1. (philosophy, psychoanalysis) Radical alterity or otherness conceived or reified as a separate entity; “other people” altogether in their difference from oneself. Categories (topical): Philosophy, Psychoanalysis Translations (Sociological concept): autrui (French), autre (French), 타자 (taja) (alt: 他者) (Korean), دیگری (digari) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Other-en-name-7-N6hJc3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, philosophy, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Other
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Other-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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