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Grep of noun once bonce compact disc write-once nonce once-over ponce sconce Overview of adj once The adj once has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime -- (belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover") Overview of adv once The adv once has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (100) once, one time, in one case -- (on one occasion; "once I ran into her") 2. (28) once, when -- (as soon as "once we are home, we can rest") 3. (21) once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst -- (at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing") Antonyms of adj once 1 sense of once Sense 1 erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Similarity of adj once 1 sense of once Sense 1 erstwhile(postnominal), former(postnominal), once(postnominal), onetime(postnominal), quondam(postnominal), sometime(postnominal) => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Attributes of adj once Familiarity of adj once once used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj once once Overview of adj once The adj once has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime -- (belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover") Overview of adv once The adv once has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (100) once, one time, in one case -- (on one occasion; "once I ran into her") 2. (28) once, when -- (as soon as "once we are home, we can rest") 3. (21) once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst -- (at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing")
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