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| 1. | [ adverb ] on one occasion | |
| Synonyms: | in_one_case one_time | |
| Examples: | "once I ran into her" |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] as soon as | |
| Synonyms: | when | |
| Examples: | "once we are home, we can rest" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] at a previous time | |
| Synonyms: | formerly erstwhile erst at_one_time | |
| Examples: | "once he loved her" "her erstwhile writing" |
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| 4. | [ adjective ] belonging to some prior time | |
| Synonyms: | former onetime quondam sometime erstwhile | |
| Examples: | "erstwhile friend" "our former glory" "the once capital of the state" "her quondam lover" |
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| Related terms: | past | |
| Similar spelling: |
onega one_C on-key Ong ounce onyx onus |
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