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As a conjunction than

is because; for.

As a preposition than

is introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

As an adverb than

is at that time; then.

As a verb thaw is

to melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. Specifically by gradual warming.

As a noun thaw is

the melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost.

than

English

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Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects, usually used with for) Because; for.
  • * 1854 , Reformation series:
    • If thou say yes, then puttest thou on Christ (that is, the wisdome of God, the Father) unkunning, unpower, or euil will: for than he could not make his rule so good as an other did his.
  • * 1668 , William Lawson, A way to get wealth :
    • You shall also take the fine earth or mould which is found in the hollow of old Willow trees, rising from the root almost to the middle of the Tree, at least so far as the tree is hollow, for than this, there is no earth or mould finer or richer.
  • * 1665 , Stillingfleet, Laud, Carwell, A rational account of the grounds of Protestant religion :
    • Answer me if you can, any other way, than because the Scriptures, which are infallible, Say so.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Old soldiers? , passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than' his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal ' than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.}}

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more'', ''less'', and ''fewer . Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
    • Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.

    Usage notes

    , who wrote ''No man had ever more discernment than him, in finding out the ridiculous.''). ''Than functions as both conjunction and preposition; when it is used as a conjunction, it governs the nominative case, and when a preposition, the oblique case. To determine the case of a pronoun following "than", a writer can look to implied words and determine how they would relate to the pronoun. Examples : * You are a better swimmer than she. ** represents You are a better swimmer than she is. ** therefore You are a better swimmer than her is a solecism. * They like you more than her. ** represents They like you more than they like her. ** therefore They like you more than she'' is a solecism, if it attempts to represent the previous sentence. It may be correct, however, if it represents ''They like you more than she likes you. Some prescriptionists insist that whom'' must follow ''than'' (not ''who''); although according to the above rule, ''who would be the "correct" form. Critics of this often cite this mandatory exception as evidence that the prescriptionist rule is logically erroneous, in addition to it being inconsistent with well-established usage.

    Adverb

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  • (now, chiefly, dialectal) At that time; then.

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    thaw

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws. Specifically by gradual warming
  • To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
  • (figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
  • To cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve. Specifically by gradual warming.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
  • a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. —.

    • See also

    * unthaw, dethaw

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