"this, that, and the other" meaning in English

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Determiner

Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} this, that, and the other
  1. Particular items belonging to a large, diverse set, but items of the general kind of item indicated.
    Sense id: en-this,_that,_and_the_other-en-det-o7vpglYr Categories (other): English coordinated triples, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English coordinated triples: 52 48 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: this, that, or the other, this, that, and the third

Noun

Forms: pl [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} this, that, and the other pl (plural only)
  1. A wide range of actions, circumstances, characteristics, topics, or other items. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-this,_that,_and_the_other-en-noun-w1iAhAyO Categories (other): English coordinated triples, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated triples: 52 48 Disambiguation of English determiners: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: this, that, or the other, this, that, and the third

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