Than — is a grammatical particle serving as both conjunction and preposition in the English language. It introduces a comparison, and as such is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure… … Wikipedia
Than — ([th][a^]n), conj. [OE. than, thon, then, thanne, thonne, thenne, than, then, AS. [eth]anne, [eth]onne, [eth][ae]nne; akin to D. dan, OHG. danne, G. dann then, denn than, for, Goth. [thorn]an then, and to E. the, there, that. See {That}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Than — Than, adv. Then. See {Then}. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
than — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than more at then Date: before 12th century 1. a. used as a function word to indicate the second member or the member taken as the point of departure in a comparison expressive of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
than — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN … Dictionary of American idioms
than — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN … Dictionary of American idioms
Than-Thre-Kull — The Than Thre Kull, commonly abbreviated to Than, are a fictional sentient species from the television series Andromeda . Physical characteristics Than are humanoid, in the sense that they have two arms ending in hands, and two legs. Than are… … Wikipedia
Than Shwe — Infobox President | name = Than Shwe | caption = order = Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar primeminister = Khin Nyunt Soe Win Thein Sein vicepresident = Maung Aye term start = 23 April 1992 term end = predecessor =… … Wikipedia
Than Tun — Dr. Than Tun (6 April 1923 30 November 2005) was an influential Burmese historian as well as an outspoken critic of the military junta of Burma. For his lifelong contributions to the development of worldwide study of Burmese history and culture,… … Wikipedia
Than Sadet-Ko Pha-Ngan National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Than Sadet Ko Pha Ngan National Park iucn category = II caption = Than Sadet Beach locator x = locator y = location = Thailand nearest city = Surat Thani lat degrees = 9 lat minutes = 45 lat seconds = 0 lat… … Wikipedia
Faster-than-light — (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel refer to the propagation of information or matter faster than the speed of light. Science fiction style space travel, dubbed true FTL, defies known physics.Under the special theory of… … Wikipedia
