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Khoshtip Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The meaning of *among others*

Hi all,

In following sentence, 1- what's the meaning of among others? I know that it means e.g., between others but can't get the total mean of it in that sentence. And 2- what's the total mean of sentence?

Manufacturers of automobiles, aircraft, and computers, among others, buy subsystems from a variety of suppliers and then assemble the parts.

Thanks.
  

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khoshtip what's the meaning of among others? , between others No, it doesn't. It means 'and others'.

— Mister Micawber

  • khoshtip what's the meaning of among others?
  • , between others No, it doesn't.
  • It means 'and others'.
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khoshtipwhat's the meaning of among others? I know that it means e.g., between others
No, it doesn't. It means 'and others'.
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khoshtipI know that it means e.g., between others
Not really. It means something like "and other such things (manufacturers)".
khoshtipwhat's the total mean of sentence?
"What is the meaning of the whole sentence?" It means that many high-tech companies do not manufacture all the parts that go into their product, but they bu
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Thank you guys. It's very strange among* here means *and.
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It is not so strange. The idea is that the named manufacturers are among the same class as the unnamed ones.
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