See once upon a time on Wiktionary
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{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a beautiful princess.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 308:",
"text": "There was once upon a time a charcoal-burner who had a son, and he was also a charcoal-burner.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2023, A. C. MacDonald, Twistwood Tales (comic), Andrews McMeel, →ISBN, page 138:",
"text": "Once upon a time, there was a Goblin Queen\nAnd she lived in a grand palace...",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A long time ago; at some time in the past (a traditional beginning of children's stories, especially fairy tales)."
],
"links": [
[
"stories",
"story#English"
],
[
"fairy tale",
"fairy tale#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2012, Christoper Zara, chapter 2, in Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, page {{{pg}}}:",
"text": "Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy […] Songwriters, once upon a time, wrote songs for the masses.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"formerly"
],
"links": [
[
"formerly",
"formerly"
]
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/"
},
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],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "a long time ago",
"word": "anciently"
},
{
"word": "way back"
},
{
"word": "long ago"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "abe",
"lang": "Abenaki",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "agwa"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "na ishte njëherë"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "kān yāmā kān",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "كَان يَامَا كَان"
},
{
"code": "arq",
"lang": "Algerian Arabic",
"roman": "jaytek mā jaytek",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "جيتك ما جيتك"
},
{
"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥājītak mā jītak",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "حاجيتك ما جيتك"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kar-čʻkar",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "կար-չկար"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "linum ē, čʻi linum",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "լինում է, չի լինում"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ello foi una vegada"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "biri var idi, biri yox idi"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "günlərin bir günündə"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "boron-boron zamanda",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "борон-борон заманда"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "bazen behin"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "behin batean"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ur wech e oa"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "imalo edno vreme",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "имало едно време"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "hi havia una vegada"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "això era una vegada"
},
{
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "kaniadtong panahona"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hěnjiǔ hěnjiǔ yǐqián",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "很久很久以前"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "從前"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cóngqián",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "从前"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "bylo nebylo"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "der var engang"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "er was eens"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "iam estis"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "oli kord"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "elas kord"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "üks kord ennemuistsel ajal"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ükskord"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "einaferð var tað"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "olipa kerran"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "olipa kerran kauan sitten"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "il était une fois"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "il y avait une fois"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "había unha vez"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "cando os animais falaban"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "იყო და არა იყო რა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "iq̇o da ara iq̇o ra, ɣvtis uḳetesi ra ikneboda",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "იყო და არა იყო რა, ღვთის უკეთესი რა იქნებოდა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "es war einmal"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "mia forá ki énan kairó",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "μια φορά κι έναν καιρό"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "mia forá ítan den ítan",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "μια φορά ήταν δεν ήταν"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ên gár pote khrónos",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ἦν γάρ ποτε χρόνος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hoútō pot' ên mûs kaì galê",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "οὕτω ποτ' ἦν μῦς καὶ γαλῆ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hayó hayá",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "הָיֹה הָיָה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "kisī zamāne mẽ",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "किसी ज़माने में"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "egyszer volt, hol nem volt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "hol volt, hol nem volt"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "einu sinni var"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "það var einu sinni"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "olim"
},
{
"code": "ig",
"lang": "Igbo",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "orue otu mgbe"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "pada suatu hari"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "il era un vice"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "olim"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "feacht n-aon"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "fadó fadó"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "tráth dá raibh"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "lá den saol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "c'era una volta"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "one time"
},
{
"alt": "or 昔々, むかしむかし, mukashi-mukashi",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "昔昔"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ima wa mukashi",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "今は昔"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kaal pii preing niəy",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "កាលពីព្រេងនាយ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kaaldaəmlaəy",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "កាលដើមឡើយ"
},
{
"code": "kpv",
"lang": "Komi-Zyrian",
"roman": "olis-vylis",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "оліс-выліс"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yennal yetjeoge",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "옛날 옛적에"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yennal yetjeok",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "옛날 옛적"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "rojê le rojan",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ڕۆژێ لە ڕۆژان"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "hebû nebû",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ھەبوو نەبوو"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "hebû tune bû"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "hebû nebû"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "rojek ji rojan"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "carekê ji caran"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ōlim"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "reiz sensenos laikos"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "seniai, labai seniai"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "pada suatu masa"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "pada suatu hari"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "orikkal",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ഒരിക്കൽ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "paṇṭorikkal",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "പണ്ടൊരിക്കൽ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"tags": [
"singular"
],
"word": "tērā tētahi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "tērā ētahi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "det var en gang"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "det var ein gong"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ǣr"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ġēara"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ġēardagum"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "fyrn"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ġefyrn"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ruzi ruzegâri",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "روزی روزگاری"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "yeki bud yeki nabud",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "یکی بود یکی نبود"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ruzi az ruz-hâ",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "روزی از روزها"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "donnemol"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "pewnego razu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "dawno, dawno temu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "za górami, za lasami"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "era uma vez"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "havia uma vez"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "a fost odată"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "a fost odată ca niciodată"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "purākāle",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "पुराकाले"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "kadācit",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "कदाचित्"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "B'aiat una borta"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "bha siud ann uaireigin"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "érase una vez"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "había una vez"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "era una vez"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "er tin tin"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "hapo zamani za kale"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "det var en gång"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "noóng unang panahón"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "muṉpu otu tāḷ",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "முன்பு ஒது தாள்"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "muṉpu otu kālam",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "முன்பு ஒது காலம்"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "okānokappuḍu",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ఒకానొకప్పుడు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gaa-lá-kráng-nʉ̀ng",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "กาลครั้งหนึ่ง"
},
{
"code": "tpi",
"lang": "Tok Pisin",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "bipo tru"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "bir varmış, bir yokmuş"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žyly-buly",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "жили-були"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "davnym davno",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "давним давно"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "kisī zamāne mẽ",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "کسی زمانے میں"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "ngày xửa ngày xưa"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "unwaith"
},
{
"code": "wo",
"lang": "Wolof",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "amone nafi"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "a mol",
"sense": "traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales",
"word": "אַ מאָל"
}
],
"word": "once upon a time"
}
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