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また usage in a dictionary

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When I look up the Japanese definition (at dictionary.goo.ne.jp) of the word 好き嫌い, this is the definition that gets shown:
好きなことと、嫌いなこと。また、えりごのみ。

I can't figure out if 好きなことと、嫌いなこと。is a separate definition than また、えりごのみ。or if they make up the definition together?

I see the usage of また like this in a lot of Japanese definitions and I suspect that it makes up the definition with the sentence that came before it. However I can't figure out what また would mean in that case.

Thus my questions are:

Are those two sentences two seperate definitions or are they one definition?

And what does また mean if it is used in this way?

words dictionary

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When I look up the Japanese definition (at dictionary.goo.ne.jp) of the word 好き嫌い, this is the definition that gets shown:
好きなことと、嫌いなこと。また、えりごのみ。

I can't figure out if 好きなことと、嫌いなこと。is a separate definition than また、えりごのみ。or if they make up the definition together?

I see the usage of また like this in a lot of Japanese definitions and I suspect that it makes up the definition with the sentence that came before it. However I can't figure out what また would mean in that case.

Thus my questions are:

Are those two sentences two seperate definitions or are they one definition?

And what does また mean if it is used in this way?

words dictionary

share|improve this question

edited Apr 17 at 21:00

C.Scheeres

asked Apr 17 at 19:02

C.ScheeresC.Scheeres

335

add a comment | 

When I look up the Japanese definition (at dictionary.goo.ne.jp) of the word 好き嫌い, this is the definition that gets shown:
好きなことと、嫌いなこと。また、えりごのみ。

I can't figure out if 好きなことと、嫌いなこと。is a separate definition than また、えりごのみ。or if they make up the definition together?

I see the usage of また like this in a lot of Japanese definitions and I suspect that it makes up the definition with the sentence that came before it. However I can't figure out what また would mean in that case.

Thus my questions are:

Are those two sentences two seperate definitions or are they one definition?

And what does また mean if it is used in this way?

words dictionary

share|improve this question

edited Apr 17 at 21:00

C.Scheeres

asked Apr 17 at 19:02

C.ScheeresC.Scheeres

335

share|improve this question

edited Apr 17 at 21:00

C.Scheeres

asked Apr 17 at 19:02

C.ScheeresC.Scheeres

335

share|improve this question

edited Apr 17 at 21:00

C.Scheeres

asked Apr 17 at 19:02

C.ScheeresC.Scheeres

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asked Apr 17 at 19:02

C.ScheeresC.Scheeres

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It means or/also. It's commonly seen in Japanese dictionaries in the form of また、そのさま。when talking about suru-verbs (among other things) to describe both the action (verb) and the state (noun).

You see similar things in English dictionaries too. The following definition for evil is an example.

the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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It means or/also. It's commonly seen in Japanese dictionaries in the form of また、そのさま。when talking about suru-verbs (among other things) to describe both the action (verb) and the state (noun).

You see similar things in English dictionaries too. The following definition for evil is an example.

the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 17 at 19:35

answered Apr 17 at 19:29

RingilRingil

4,60221237

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks, I've been struggling with that for some time now.
  
  – C.Scheeres
  Apr 17 at 19:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

8

It means or/also. It's commonly seen in Japanese dictionaries in the form of また、そのさま。when talking about suru-verbs (among other things) to describe both the action (verb) and the state (noun).

You see similar things in English dictionaries too. The following definition for evil is an example.

the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 17 at 19:35

answered Apr 17 at 19:29

RingilRingil

4,60221237

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks, I've been struggling with that for some time now.
  
  – C.Scheeres
  Apr 17 at 19:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

It means or/also. It's commonly seen in Japanese dictionaries in the form of また、そのさま。when talking about suru-verbs (among other things) to describe both the action (verb) and the state (noun).

You see similar things in English dictionaries too. The following definition for evil is an example.

the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 17 at 19:35

answered Apr 17 at 19:29

RingilRingil

4,60221237

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 17 at 19:35

answered Apr 17 at 19:29

RingilRingil

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answered Apr 17 at 19:29

RingilRingil

4,60221237

answered Apr 17 at 19:29

RingilRingil

4,60221237