"none other than" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From Middle English non other than. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|non other than}} Middle English non other than Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} none other than
  1. (idiomatic) Used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect in the given situation. Tags: idiomatic Translations ((used to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect)): 正是 (zhèngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), kuka muukaan kuin (Finnish), nem más, mint (Hungarian), nikt inny jak (Polish), ninguém menos que (Portuguese), не кто иной, как (ne kto inoj, kak) (Russian), ingen mindre än [singular] (Swedish), inga mindre än [plural] (Swedish)
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