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   Num·ber one

   /ˌnəmbər ˈwən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that is the best or the most important in an activity or area: "businesses that were number one in their markets"
   • ▪ a recording or other product in a particular category that has sold the most copies in a particular time period: "an album featuring seventeen top movie themes and six number ones"
   • 2. used in reference to oneself: "you must look after number one"
   • 3. used euphemistically to refer to urine.
   • 4. the shortest men's cropped haircut produced with electric hair clippers.
   • 5. a lieutenant junior grade in the navy or the coast guard.

   adjective

   • 1. most important or prevalent; foremost: "a number-one priority"
   • ▪ best-selling: "a number-one album"

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