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Meaning of one(a) in English

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    one(a)

    Definitions

    1. particular but unspecified

    Examples

    • « early one evening »

    Synonyms

    • unspecified
  2. 2. having the indivisible character of a unit

    Examples

    • « a unitary action »
    • « spoke with one voice »

    Synonyms

    • united
  3. 3. of the same kind or quality

    Examples

    • « two animals of one species »

    Synonyms

    • same
  4. 4. used informally as an intensifier

    Examples

    • « that is one fine dog »

    Synonyms

    • extraordinary
  5. 5. indefinite in time or position

    Examples

    • « he will come one day »
    • « one place or another »

    Synonyms

    • indefinite
  6. 6. being the single appropriate individual of a kind

    Examples

    • « only »
    • « the one horse that could win this race »
    • « the one person I could marry »

    Synonyms

    • single(a)
  7. 7. being one in number--a single unit or thing

    Examples

    • « one person is going »
    • « her one thought was to win »
    • « I'm just one player on the team »
    • « one day is just like the next »
    • « seen one horse and you've seen them all »

    Synonyms

    • single(a)
  8. 8. eminent beyond or above comparison

    Examples

    • « matchless beauty »
    • « the team's nonpareil center fielder »
    • « she's one girl in a million »
    • « the one and only Muhammad Ali »
    • « a peerless scholar »
    • « infamy unmatched in the Western world »
    • « wrote with unmatchable clarity »

    Synonyms

    • incomparable
    • uncomparable
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