Definition of: than

(than, unstressed thən) conj.
1. When, as, or if compared with: after an adjective or adverb to express comparison between what precedes and what follows: I am stronger than he (is); I know her better than (I know) him.
2. Except; but: used after other, else, etc: no other than you. Than is sometimes considered a preposition in the one phrase, than whom: an eminent judge than whom no other is more just. [OE thanne then]