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rather rather than[1,conjunction] rather than[2,preposition]

Main Entry: rath·er
Pronunciation: rath-r, räth-, rth-
Function: adverb
1 : more willingly <would rather stay home>
2 : more exactly : more properly <my father, or, rather, my stepfather>
3 : INSTEAD <was no better but rather grew worse>
4 : ²SOMEWHAT <rather cold today>

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