"one and only" meaning in All languages combined

See one and only on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-one and only.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} one and only (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Unique, one of a kind. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: first and last Translations (unique): неповторим (nepovtorim) (Bulgarian), ainoa oikea (Finnish), אחד ויחיד (Hebrew), 唯一無二 (yuiitsumuni) (alt: ゆいいつむに) (Japanese), ūnicus (Latin), bitara (Malay), ഒരേയൊരു (orēyoru) (Malayalam), ഒരൊറ്റ (oroṟṟa) (Malayalam), jeden jedyny (Polish), еди́нственный и неповтори́мый (jedínstvennyj i nepovtorímyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-one_and_only-en-adj-uK7YEj7i

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-one and only.ogg [Australia] Forms: one and onlies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} one and only (plural one and onlies)
  1. (idiomatic) Only love, sole sweetheart. Tags: idiomatic Translations (only love): se oikea (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-one_and_only-en-noun-zddnhJea Disambiguation of 'only love': 98 2
  2. The most talented or famous person (within in a specific context)
    Sense id: en-one_and_only-en-noun-3~DDSUj9 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 21 33 45 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 84 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 12 81

Inflected forms

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