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   once

   /wʌns/

   adverb

   • 1. on one occasion or for one time only: "they deliver once a week" Similar on one occasionone timeone single timeOpposite twicemany times
   • ▪ on even one occasion; at all (used for emphasis): "he never once complained" Similar everat any timeon any occasionat allunder any circumstanceson any accountin a million years
   • 2. at some time in the past; formerly: "Gran had once been a famous singer" Similar formerlypreviouslyin the pastat one timeat one pointonce upon a timeon a former occasionon one occasionone timein one casetime was whenin days/times gone byback in the dayin times pastin the (good) old dayslong agoarchaic:sometimeersterstwhilewhilomliterary:in days/times of yoreof yoreOpposite now
   • 3. multiplied by one: "once two is two"

   conjunction

   • 1. as soon as; when: "once the grapes were pressed, the juice was put into barrels"

   Word Origin Middle Englishones, genitive of one. The spelling change in the 16th century was in order to retain the unvoiced sound of the final consonant.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • English (US)

     ONCE meaning: 1. one single time: 2. at the same time: 3....

   • Once in a Blue Moon

     ONCE IN A BLUE MOON definition: 1. not very often: 2. not...

   • Znaczenie Once, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ONCE definicja: 1. one single time: 2. at the same time: 3....

   • Once Spanish Translation

     ONCE translate: una vez, antes, en cuanto, una vez, antes,...

   • Once: Korean Translation

     ONCE translate: 한번, 과거에, -하자마자. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Once Turkish Translation

     ONCE translate: bir defa, bir kez, bir zamanlar, eskiden,...

   • Once: Thai Translation

     ONCE translate: หนึ่งครั้ง, ครั้งหนึ่ง, ทันทีที่. Learn more...

   • Once: Arabic Translation

     ONCE translate: مَرَّة واحِدة, في الماضي, بِمُجرّد أن. Learn...

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