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The "<i>[[a]]</i>" stands for "<i>[[autre]]</i>" ("[[other]]"), and the use of the lower case marks the distinction between this object and the "[[big Other]]" symbolized by the capital ''A''[''uture''].
The "<i>a</i>" stands for "<i>[[autre]]</i>" ("[[other]]").
 

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The "a" stands for "autre" ("other"), and the use of the lower case marks the distinction between this object and the "big Other" symbolized by the capital A[uture].