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[edit] English

Most common English words: God « three « put « #166: once » new » years » always

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English ones (genitive of on (one)), from Old English *ānes

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once (not comparable)

Positive
once

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. one and only one time
    I have only once eaten pizza.
  2. formerly
    He was once the most handsome man around.

[edit] Usage notes

  • For what reason are the English words one and once pronounced so, while other words derived from one, like alone, only and atone, pronounced with a long o? Stressed vowels often became diphthongs over time (Latin bona → Italian buona and Spanish buena). A similar thing happened in the late Middle Ages to the English words one and once, first recorded circa 1400. The vowel sound underwent some changes, such as the pronunciation (from ōn → ōōōn → wōn → wōōn → wŏŏn → wŭn).

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[edit] Conjunction

once

  1. as soon as
    We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!

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[edit] Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : once
    Ordinal : decimoprimeru

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ūndecim.

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once (indeclinable)

  1. (cardinal) eleven

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[edit] French

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[edit] Etymology 1

Latin uncia

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once f. (plural onces)

  1. ounce
  2. (figuratively, by extension) a little bit

[edit] Etymology 2

Old French lonce which become l'once (la + once)

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once f. (plural onces)

  1. snow leopard

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[edit] Galician

Galician cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : once
    Ordinal : undécimo

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ūndecim.

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once (indeclinable)

  1. (cardinal) eleven

[edit] Italian

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once f. pl.

  1. Plural form of oncia.

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[edit] Spanish

Spanish cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : once
    Ordinal : undécimo

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin ūndecim, from unus "one" + decem "ten"

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once

  1. (cardinal) eleven

[edit] Etymology 2

Snacks were typically taken at 11 am.

[edit] Noun

once f. (plural onces)

Singular
once f.

Plural
onces f.

also onces f. pl.

  1. (Latin America) snack (bread with tea or coffee).

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