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adverb

Once adv.

1.

For one time; by limitation to the number one; not twice nor any number of times more than one. "Ye shall... go round about the city once." "Trees that bear mast are fruitful but once in two years."

2.

At some one period of time; used indefinitely. "My soul had once some foolish fondness for thee." "That court which we shall once govern."

3.

At any one time; often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be quenched. "Wilt thou not be made clean? When shall it once be?" "To be once in doubt Is once to be resolved." Note: Once is used as a noun when preceded by this or that; as, this once, that once. It is also sometimes used elliptically, like an adjective, for once-existing. "The once province of Britain."

At once.

(a)

At the same point of time; immediately; without delay. "Stand not upon the order of your going, but go at once." "I... withdrew at once and altogether."

(b)

At one and the same time; simultaneously; in one body; as, they all moved at once.

Once and again, once and once more; repeatedly. "A dove sent forth once and again, to spy."

noun

Once n. (Zool.) The ounce.

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Etymology of 'Once'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Once" Quotes from Famous Books

... such sort had I at first been moved, 590 Nor otherwise continued to be moved, As I explored the vast metropolis, Fount of my country's destiny and the world's; That great emporium, chronicle at once And burial-place of passions, and their home 595 Imperial, their chief ...

— The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. III • William Wordsworth

... agriculture have made northern Yemen dependent on imports for virtually all of its essential needs. Large trade deficits have been made up for by remittances from Yemenis working abroad and foreign aid. Once self-sufficient in food production, northern Yemen has become a major importer. Land once used for export crops - cotton, fruit, and vegetables - has been turned over to growing qat, a mildly narcotic shrub chewed by Yemenis which has no significant export market. Oil export revenues ...

— The 1992 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... o'clock we were once more in the saddle, and pursued our way through a country exactly resembling that which we had previously been traversing, rugged and broken, with here and there a clump of pines. The afternoon was exceedingly fine, and the bright rays of the sun relieved the desolation of the scene. Having ...

— Letters of George Borrow - to the British and Foreign Bible Society • George Borrow

... has been in use in our house for two years in all of the above ways, and has never once failed to give perfect satisfaction. It is obvious that, had the wheel and paddles been made of brass, it would be more durable, but as it would have cost several times as much, it is a question whether it would be more economical in the end. If sheet-iron ...

— The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 - 700 Things For Boys To Do • Popular Mechanics

... produce. But if that market is shut against us; if we cannot vend what we raise, we shall want the means of purchasing foreign manufactures, and of course must from necessity manufacture for ourselves. The progress of manufactures is always rapid, when once introduced in a country where provisions are cheap, and the means of transportation so extremely easy as it is in America. I am fully persuaded, therefore, that it is the interest of a nation with ...

— The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII • Various

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