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more determiner, pronoun, adverb BrE [mɔː(r)] NAmE [mɔːr]
determiner, pronoun (used as the comparative of ‘much’, ‘a lot of’, ‘many’)~ (sth/of sth) (than…)
a larger number or amount of
more bread/cars
Only two more days to go!
people with more money than sense
I can't stand much more of this.
She earns a lot more than I do.
There is room for no more than three cars.
I hope we'll see more of you (= see you again or more often).

Word Origin:
Old English māra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer and German mehr.
Idioms:more and more more or less more, less, etc …, the more, less, etc … what is more
 
adverb ~ (than…)
1. used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables
She was far more intelligent than her sister.
He read the letter more carefully the second time.
2. to a greater degree than sth else; to a greater degree than usual
I like her more than her husband.
a course for more advanced students
It had more the appearance of a deliberate crime than of an accident.
Could you repeat that once more (= one more time)?
I had no complaints and no more (= neither) did Tom.
Signing the forms is little more than (= only) a formality.
I'm more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car.
She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience.
• (formal)I will torment you no more (= no longer).
see also any more

Word Origin:
[more] Old English māra, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer and German mehr.

Language Bank:
addition
Adding another item
Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition / What is more , they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.
Learning another language not only improves children's job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
Another / One further / One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children's self-esteem.
Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover , increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover , the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore , there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
 

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