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   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, viewed as taking the place of a group: "they would straggle home in ones and twos" Similar a singlea solitarya solea lone
   • ▪ single; just one as opposed to any more or to none at all (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 familiar or has not been previously mentioned; a certain: "he worked as a clerk for one Mr. Ming"
   • ▪ a noteworthy example of (used for emphasis): "the actor was one smart-mouthed troublemaker"
   • ▪ identical; the same: "all types of training meet one common standard" Similar onlysinglesolitarysole
   • ▪ one year old.
   • ▪ one o'clock: "it's half past one"
   • ▪ a one-dollar bill.
   • ▪ an alcoholic drink: "a cool one after a day on the water"
   • ▪ a joke or story: "the one about the chicken farmer and the spaceship"
   • ▪ a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by one.
   • ▪ a domino or dice with one spot.

   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 or extraordinary 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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   • Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends. One definition: being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single. See examples of ONE used in a sentence.

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   What does one mean in English?

   • Usage Note: In formal usage, the pronoun one is sometimes used as a generic pronoun meaning "anyone": One would hope that train service could be improved. The informal counterpart of one is you: You never know what to expect from her.

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   • One refers to a single person or thing, as well as the number one. If you’re looking for a whole number between zero and two, you can only find one. One is all alone, but it at least it gets to be the first in line. It also gets to be the one and only, far and away the best, and one of a kind.

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   What does it mean if someone is the one person?

   • If you say that someone or something is the one person or thing of a particular kind, you are emphasizing that they are the only person or thing of that kind. They had alienated the one man who knew the business. His one regret is that he has never learned a language. One can be used instead of 'a' to emphasize the following noun.

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