1. (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want.

2. (adv.) Then. See Then.

alias as compared with aside from bar barring beside besides by comparison with compared with contrarily else elsewise ex except except for excepting excluding exclusive of in comparison with in other respects in other ways leaving out let alone omitting or else other than otherwise outside of over against precluding save save and except saving taken with unless without