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also

UK/ˈɔːl.səʊ/ US/ˈɔl.soʊ/ very common

adverb

1.

in addition

  • “he has a Mercedes, too”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English also, alswo, alswa (also als(e), as, whence English as), from Old English eallswā (“just like, also”), from Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to all + so.

Phrases

  • also known as
  • not only … but also

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Word family

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