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Definition of rather than in English Dictionary

• 접속사 (Conjunction)+-
  1. And not.
  2. Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred.
     1. According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.
• 전치사 (Preposition)
  1. instead of; in preference to.
     1. I'd like a dog rather than a cat.
• 더 많은 예제
  1. 문장 중간에 사용됨
     • Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab.
     • “At such times, executives can overattribute their company’s strong performance to their own actions and abilities, rather than to the buoyant economy,” he said.
     • John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
  2. 문장의 시작에 사용됨
     • Rather than such Hellenic greatness of soul, Proverbs emphasized humbleheartedness.

• 품사 계층 (Part-of-Speech Hierarchy)
  1. 접속사
  2. 전치사

Other Vocabulary

1. en other than
2. en greater than
3. en gathereth
4. en other man
5. en Athelstan