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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Once \Once\, adv [OE. ones, anes, an adverbial form fr one on an one See {One-}, {-Wards}.] 1. By limitation to the number one for one time; not twice nor any number of times more than one Ye shall . . . go round about the city once. --Josh. vi 3. Trees that bear mast are fruitful but once in two years. --Bacon. 2. At some one period of time; -- used indefinitely. My soul had once some foolish fondness for thee. --Addison. That court which we shall once govern. --Bp. Hall. 3. At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as once kindled, it may not be quenched. Wilt thou not be made clean? When shall it once be? --Jer. xiii. 27. To be once in doubt Is once to be resolved. --Shak. Note: Once is used as a noun when preceded by this or that as this once, that once. It is also sometimes used elliptically, like an adjective, for once-existing. ``The once province of Britain.'' --J. N. Pomeroy. {At once}. a At the same point of time; immediately; without delay. ``Stand not upon the order of your going, but go at once.'' --Shak. ``I . . . withdrew at once and altogether.'' --Jeffrey. b At one and the same time; simultaneously; in one body; as they all moved at once. {Once and again}, once and once more repeatedly. ``A dove sent forth once and again to spy.'' --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ounce \Ounce\, n. [F. once; cf It lonza Sp onza; prob. for lonce, taken as l'once, fr L. lynx, Gr ?, or an (assumed) fem. adj lyncea, from lynx. Cf {Lynx}.] (Zo["o]l.) A feline quadruped ({Felis irbis, or uncia}) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also {once}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: once adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: {erstwhile(a)}, {former(a)}, {once(a)}, {onetime(a)}, {quondam(a)}, {sometime(a)}] adv 1: on one occasion; "once I ran into her" [syn: {one time}, {in one case}] 2: as soon as "once we are home, we can rest" [syn: {when}] 3: at a previous time; "once he loved her" [syn: {formerly}, {at one time}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: ONCE, adv Enough.
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