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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

one and only en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, not-comparable) Unique, one of a kind.
    • Please welcome the one and only Bruce Springsteen!

Relateds

first and last

Translations (13)

fi ainoa oikea (unique) · he אחד ויחיד (unique) · la ūnicus (unique) · ja 唯一無二 (unique) · bg неповторим (unique) · cmn 獨一無二 /独一无二 (unique) · es único e inigualable (unique) · ml ഒരൊറ്റ (unique) · pl jeden jedyny (unique) · eo ununura (unique) · ms bitara (unique) · ml ഒരേയൊരു (unique) · ru еди́нственный и неповтори́мый (unique)

one and only en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Only love, sole sweetheart.
    • Will you be my one and only?
  2. The most talented or famous person (within in a specific context)
    • Chesney Hawkes entertained the punters at half-time, and it was Wales' One and Only who was withdrawn ahead of the second-half as Brennan Johnson replaced Gareth Bale who had made just one successful pass in the first-half. 2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline:

Forms

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one and onlies Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (5)

nl enige echte (only love) · cmn 唯一 (only love) · pl jedyna (only love) · pl jedyny (only love) · fi se oikea (only love)