See one-off on Wiktionary
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"word": "nonce"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "eenmalige"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ednokraten",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "еднократен"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "jednorázový"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "eenmalig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "ainutkertainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "kerta-"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "ponctuel"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "unique"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "non récurrent"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inouï"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "eine Eintagsfliege sein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "einmalig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "egyszeri"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "aonuaire"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "engangs-"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "enkelt-"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odnorazovyj",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "одноразовый"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jediníčnyj",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "едини́чный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "jedínstvennyj",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "еди́нственный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "odnokratnyj",
"sense": "occurring once; one-time",
"word": "однократный"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "edinstven",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "единствен"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "unikalen",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "уникален"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "ainutlaatuinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "ainutkertainen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "einmalig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "einzigartig"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "egyedi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "páratlan"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "egyedülálló"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "singular; unique; special; remarkable",
"word": "kivételes"
}
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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "something that is done only once",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "something that is done only once",
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "something that is done only once",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Entwurf"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something that is done only once",
"word": "Muster"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something that is done only once",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kostprobe"
},
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"code": "nb",
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"sense": "something that is done only once",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"sense": "something that is done only once",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "something that is done only once",
"word": "prowizorka"
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"sense": "something that is done only once",
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"word": "engångsföreteelse"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something unique and remarkable",
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"word": "Einzelstück"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something unique and remarkable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Einzigartigkeit"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something unique and remarkable",
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "something unique and remarkable",
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