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   one

   /wʌn/

   cardinal

   • 1. the lowest cardinal number; half of two; 1: "there's only room for one person" Similar a singlea solitarya solea lone
   • ▪ a single person or thing: "they would straggle home in ones and twos" Similar a singlea solitarya solea lone
   • ▪ just one as opposed to any more or to none at all; single (used for emphasis): "her one concern is to save her daughter" Similar onlysinglesolitarysole
   • ▪ denoting a particular item of a pair or number of items: "electronics is one of his hobbies"
   • ▪ denoting a particular but unspecified occasion or period: "one afternoon in late October" Similar someanya certain
   • ▪ used before a name to denote a person who is not known to the reader or hearer; a certain: "he worked as a clerk for one Mr Ming"
   • ▪ a noteworthy example of (used for emphasis): informal North American "the actor was one smart-mouthed troublemaker"
   • ▪ one year old.
   • ▪ one o'clock: "I'll be there at one"
   • ▪ a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by one.
   • ▪ a domino or dice with one spot.
   • 2. the same; identical: "all types of training meet one common standard" Similar onlysinglesolitarysole
   • 3. a joke or story: informal "the one about the Englishman, the Irishman, and the Yank"
   • 4. an alcoholic drink: informal "a cool one after a day on the water"
   • 5. alone: West Indian "the time when you one tackled a field of cane and finished before the others had even started"

   pronoun

   • 1. referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or easily identified: "her mood changed from one of moroseness to one of joy"
   • 2. a person of a specified kind: "you're the one who ruined her life"
   • ▪ a person who is remarkable in some way: "you never saw such a one for figures"
   • 3. used to refer to the speaker, or any person, as representing people in general: "one must admire him for his willingness"

   Word Origin Old Englishān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch een and German ein, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin unus. The initial w sound developed before the 15th century and was occasionally represented in the spelling; it was not accepted into standard English until the late 17th century.

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