"once" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /wʌn(t)s/, /wʌn(t)s/ [UK], /wɒn(t)s/ [UK], /wʌn(t)s/ [US] Audio: en-us-once.ogg [US]
enPR: wŭn(t)s Rhymes: -ʌns Etymology: From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitival suffix -es. Compare Old Saxon ēnes (“once”), Old High German eines, einēst (“once”), modern German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ones|}} Middle English ones, {{inh|en|ang|ānes}} Old English ānes, {{m|ang|ān|t=one}} ān (“one”), {{m|ang|ǣnes}} ǣnes, {{m|enm|ǣne|t=once}} ǣne (“once”), {{m|ang|-es}} -es, {{cog|osx|ēnes|t=once}} Old Saxon ēnes (“once”), {{cog|goh|eines}} Old High German eines, {{m|goh|einēst|t=once}} einēst (“once”), {{cog|de|einst|t=once}} German einst (“once”), {{l|en|one}} one Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} once (not comparable)
  1. (frequency) One and only one time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): One, Time Synonyms: one time Coordinate_terms (one time): twice, thrice, often, never, seldom Translations (one and only one time): ἅπαξ (hápax) (Ancient Greek), مَرَّةً (marratan) [adverbial] (Arabic), مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً (marratan wāḥidatan) (Arabic), раз (raz) (Belarusian), адзі́н раз (adzín raz) (Belarusian), адно́йчы (adnójčy) (Belarusian), веднъ́ж (vednǎ́ž) (Bulgarian), еднокра́тно (ednokrátno) (Bulgarian), una vegada (Catalan), makausa (Cebuano), kausa (Cebuano), 一次 (yī cì) (Chinese Mandarin), 一遍 (yī biàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ceppa (Classical Nahuatl), jednou (Czech), en gang (Danish), eens (Dutch), een keer (Dutch), eenmaal (Dutch), aanst (East Central German), unufoje (Esperanto), kerran (Finnish), une fois (French), unha vez (Galician), ერთხელ (ertxel) (Georgian), ერთჯერ (ertǯer) (Georgian), einmal (German), emaal [Alemannic-German] (German), μια φορά (mia forá) (Greek), άπαξ (ápax) (Greek), एक बार (ek bār) (Hindi), egyszer (Hungarian), egyetlenegyszer (Hungarian), egy alkalommal (Hungarian), egy ízben (Hungarian), einu sinni (Icelandic), unfoye (Ido), uair amháin (Irish), una volta (Italian), 一度 (ichido) (alt: いちど) (Japanese), 一回 (ikkai) (alt: いっかい) (Japanese), 一遍 (ippen) (alt: いっぺん) (Japanese), ᄒᆞᆫ 번 (hawn beon) (Jeju), 한 번 (han beon) (Korean), semel (Latin), aliquando (Latin), eemol (Luxembourgish), еднаш (ednaš) (Macedonian), sekali (Malay), darba waħda (Maltese), ᡝᠮᡤᡝᡵᡳ (emgeri) (Manchu), ene (Middle English), enes (Middle English), ones (Middle English), 𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭥 (ēwbār) (Middle Persian), oktii (Northern Sami), én gang (Norwegian Bokmål), éin gong (Norwegian Nynorsk), ǣne (Old English), ǣnes (Old English), ainawārst (Old Prussian), 𐭏𐭉𐭅𐭐𐭓𐭂 (ʿywprg) (Parthian), یوه پلا (Pashto), یکبار (yek-bâr) (Persian), eenmol (nds) (Plautdietsch), raz (Polish), jeden raz (Polish), uma vez (Portuguese), o dată (Romanian), оди́н раз (odín raz) (Russian), одна́жды (odnáždy) (Russian), सकृत् (sakṛt) (Sanskrit), ance (Scots), јѐдно̄м [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), једа̀нпӯт [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), jèdnōm [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), jedànpūt [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), raz (Slovak), ênkrat (Slovene), una vez (Spanish), en gång (Swedish), bir defa (Turkish), bir kez (Turkish), раз (raz) (Ukrainian), оди́н раз (odýn raz) (Ukrainian), một lần (Vietnamese), unwaith (Welsh), איין מאָל (eyn mol) (Yiddish), ẹ̀ẹ̀kan [noun] (Yoruba), lẹ́ẹ̀kan [adverb] (Yoruba), kanye (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-once-en-adv-XuincGdD Disambiguation of One: 44 3 3 25 15 9 1 Disambiguation of Time: 29 15 32 20 0 4 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 1 6 10 9 19 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 48 3 9 12 9 17 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 3 9 19 8 15 2 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 54 2 9 14 7 15 Disambiguation of 'one time': 68 5 14 10 3 Disambiguation of 'one and only one time': 75 4 11 8 3
  2. (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms (formerly): formerly Coordinate_terms (formerly): yesterday, tomorrow Translations (formerly): πρίν (prín) (Ancient Greek), веднъж (vednǎž) (Bulgarian), някога (njakoga) (Bulgarian), 曾經 (Chinese Mandarin), 曾经 (céngjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 以前 (yǐqián) (Chinese Mandarin), 有一次 (yǒu yī cì) (Chinese Mandarin), kdysi (Czech), engang (Danish), eens (Dutch), ooit (Dutch), iama (Esperanto), kerran (Finnish), ennen (Finnish), ennen vanhaan (Finnish), une fois (French), autrefois (French), jadis (French), un temps (French), outrora (Galician), unha vez (Galician), früher (German), 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 (suman) (Gothic), άλλοτε (állote) (Greek), παλιά (paliá) (Greek), פַּעַם (pá'am) (Hebrew), egyszer (Hungarian), valaha (Hungarian), egykor (Hungarian), einu sinni (Icelandic), un tempo (Italian), una volta (Italian), 以前 (izen) (alt: いぜん) (Japanese), かつて (katsute) (Japanese), 一時期 (ichijiki) (Japanese), 一時 (ichiji) (Japanese), quondam (Latin), dahulu (Malay), enes (Middle English), ones (Middle English), en gang (Norwegian Bokmål), på et tidspunkt (Norwegian Bokmål), eingong (Norwegian Nynorsk), autres còps (Occitan), un còp èra (Occitan), autretemps (Occitan), de temps passat (Occitan), ǣne (Old English), ǣr (Old English), hwīlum (Old English), wcześniej (Polish), outrora (Portuguese), odată (Romanian), когда́-то (kogdá-to) (Russian), ра́ньше (ránʹše) (Russian), ра́нее (ráneje) (Russian), सकृत् (sakṛt) (Sanskrit), uaireigin (Scottish Gaelic), не̏када [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), не̏кад при̏је [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nȅkada [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nȅkad prȉje [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), kedysi (Slovak), nekóč (Slovene), enkràt (Slovene), antiguamente (Spanish), anteriormente (Spanish), otrora (Spanish), tidigare (Swedish), förut (Swedish), en gång (Swedish), för ut (Swedish), коли́сь (kolýsʹ) (Ukrainian), từng (Vietnamese), đã từng (Vietnamese), אַ מאָל (a mol) (Yiddish), פֿריִער (frier) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-once-en-adv-Y3bmJdSs Disambiguation of Time: 29 15 32 20 0 4 0 Topics: temporal-location, time Disambiguation of 'formerly': 6 72 5 17 0 Disambiguation of 'formerly': 6 72 5 17 0 Disambiguation of 'formerly': 6 72 5 17 0
  3. (chiefly obsolete) At any time; ever. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-once-en-adv-d-LR6~k5 Disambiguation of Time: 29 15 32 20 0 4 0
  4. (obsolete) One day, someday. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-once-en-adv-RtRJc~FD Disambiguation of Time: 29 15 32 20 0 4 0
  5. (mathematics) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: multiplied by one): yksi kertaa (Finnish), ance (Scots)
    Sense id: en-once-en-adv-Y71cnsvZ Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: multiplied by one': 35 1 2 14 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: once, oncet [US, dialectal], yance [UK, dialectal], wunst [obsolete]

Conjunction

IPA: /wʌn(t)s/, /wʌn(t)s/ [UK], /wɒn(t)s/ [UK], /wʌn(t)s/ [US] Audio: en-us-once.ogg [US]
enPR: wŭn(t)s Rhymes: -ʌns Etymology: From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitival suffix -es. Compare Old Saxon ēnes (“once”), Old High German eines, einēst (“once”), modern German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ones|}} Middle English ones, {{inh|en|ang|ānes}} Old English ānes, {{m|ang|ān|t=one}} ān (“one”), {{m|ang|ǣnes}} ǣnes, {{m|enm|ǣne|t=once}} ǣne (“once”), {{m|ang|-es}} -es, {{cog|osx|ēnes|t=once}} Old Saxon ēnes (“once”), {{cog|goh|eines}} Old High German eines, {{m|goh|einēst|t=once}} einēst (“once”), {{cog|de|einst|t=once}} German einst (“once”), {{l|en|one}} one Head templates: {{en-con}} once
  1. As soon as; when; after. Translations (as soon as): بِمُجَرَّد أَنّ (bimujarrad ʔann) (Arabic), kentre ma (Breton), ако веднъ́ж (ako vednǎ́ž) (Bulgarian), una vegada (Catalan), un cop (Catalan), 一旦 (yīdàn) (Chinese Mandarin), så snart (som) (Danish), bare (Danish), når først (Danish), zodra (Dutch), eens dat (Dutch), kunhan (Finnish), aussitôt que (French), dès que (French), une fois que (French), asemade (Galician), asomante (Galician), endebén (Galician), როგორც კი (rogorc ḳi) (Georgian), als (German), sobald (German), μόλις (mólis) (Greek), ó (Irish), una volta che (Italian), non appena (Italian), sebaik sahaja (Malay), så snart (Norwegian), med det første (Norwegian), bare (Norwegian Bokmål), berre (Norwegian Nynorsk), un còp (Occitan), gdy tylko (Polish), jak tylko (Polish), kiedy tylko (Polish), assim que (Portuguese), logo após/depois (Portuguese), tão logo (Portuguese), odată ce (Romanian), как то́лько (kak tólʹko) (Russian), akonáhle (Slovak), tan pronto como (Spanish), una vez que (Spanish), så snart som (Swedish), (Turkish), một khi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-once-en-conj-jl7WqSYp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: onces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} once (plural onces)
  1. Obsolete form of ounce. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: ounce
    Sense id: en-once-en-noun-PKyuURut
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
      "word": "four times"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
      "word": "often"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
      "word": "thrice"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
      "word": "twice"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Christmas comes but once a year"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "don't spend it all at once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fool me once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "for this once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once a man, twice a boy"
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      "word": "once a man, twice a child"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once a woman, twice a child"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Once Brewed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once-in-a-lifetime"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once-off"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once on a time"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once-over-lightly"
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        "2": "eines"
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        "t": "once"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "t": "once"
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      "expansion": "German einst (“once”)",
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "once (not comparable)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "at once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "for once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "for once and for all"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "measure twice and cut once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "not even once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once again"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once more"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once and again"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once and away"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once and for all"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once for all"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once in a blue moon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once in a purple moon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once in a way"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once in a while"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once more into the breach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once or twice"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once over"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once-over"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once removed"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once upon a time"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "once you go black"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "write once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "you only go around once"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "you only go around once in life"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "you only live once"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis": "54 1 6 10 9 19 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "54 2 9 14 7 15",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Terms by semantic function",
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          "_dis": "29 15 32 20 0 4 0",
          "kind": "topical",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 5 14 10 3",
          "sense": "one time",
          "word": "twice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 5 14 10 3",
          "sense": "one time",
          "word": "thrice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 5 14 10 3",
          "sense": "one time",
          "word": "often"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 5 14 10 3",
          "sense": "one time",
          "word": "never"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 5 14 10 3",
          "sense": "one time",
          "word": "seldom"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I have only once eaten pizza.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "One and only one time."
      ],
      "id": "en-once-en-adv-XuincGdD",
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        [
          "One",
          "one"
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        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "frequency",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(frequency) One and only one time."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "one time"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "marratan",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "adverbial"
          ],
          "word": "مَرَّةً"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "marratan wāḥidatan",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "raz",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "раз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "adzín raz",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "адзі́н раз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "adnójčy",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "адно́йчы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vednǎ́ž",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "веднъ́ж"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ednokrátno",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "еднокра́тно"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "una vegada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "makausa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "kausa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yī cì",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "一次"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yī biàn",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "一遍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "nci",
          "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ceppa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "jednou"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "en gang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "eens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "een keer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "eenmaal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "gmw-ecg",
          "lang": "East Central German",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "aanst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "unufoje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "kerran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "une fois"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "unha vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ertxel",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ერთხელ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ertǯer",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ერთჯერ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "einmal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "gsw",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "Alemannic-German"
          ],
          "word": "emaal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mia forá",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "μια φορά"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ápax",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "άπαξ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hápax",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ἅπαξ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ek bār",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "एक बार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "egyszer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "egyetlenegyszer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "egy alkalommal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "egy ízben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "einu sinni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "unfoye"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "uair amháin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "una volta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "alt": "いちど",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ichido",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "一度"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "alt": "いっかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ikkai",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "一回"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "alt": "いっぺん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ippen",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "一遍"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "jje",
          "lang": "Jeju",
          "roman": "hawn beon",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ᄒᆞᆫ 번"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "han beon",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "한 번"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "semel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "aliquando"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "eemol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ednaš",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "еднаш"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "sekali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "darba waħda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "emgeri",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ᡝᠮᡤᡝᡵᡳ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ene"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "enes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ones"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "pal",
          "lang": "Middle Persian",
          "roman": "ēwbār",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭥"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "se",
          "lang": "Northern Sami",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "oktii"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "én gang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "éin gong"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ǣne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ǣnes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "prg",
          "lang": "Old Prussian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ainawārst"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "xpr",
          "lang": "Parthian",
          "roman": "ʿywprg",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "𐭏𐭉𐭅𐭐𐭓𐭂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "یوه پلا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "yek-bâr",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "یکبار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "eenmol (nds)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "raz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "jeden raz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "uma vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "o dată"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odín raz",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "оди́н раз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "odnáždy",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "одна́жды"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "sakṛt",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "सकृत्"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ance"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "јѐдно̄м"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "једа̀нпӯт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "jèdnōm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "jedànpūt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "raz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "ênkrat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "una vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "en gång"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "bir defa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "bir kez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "raz",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "раз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "odýn raz",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "оди́н раз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "một lần"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "unwaith"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "eyn mol",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "איין מאָל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "ẹ̀ẹ̀kan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "tags": [
            "adverb"
          ],
          "word": "lẹ́ẹ̀kan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "75 4 11 8 3",
          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "one and only one time",
          "word": "kanye"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 15 32 20 0 4 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "en:Time",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "yesterday"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "tomorrow"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was once the most handsome man around.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I once had a bicycle just like that one.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick",
          "text": "The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18",
          "text": "Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Formerly; during some period in the past."
      ],
      "id": "en-once-en-adv-Y3bmJdSs",
      "links": [
        [
          "Formerly",
          "formerly"
        ],
        [
          "period",
          "period"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "formerly"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "temporal-location",
        "time"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vednǎž",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "веднъж"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "njakoga",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "някога"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "曾經"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "céngjīng",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "曾经"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǐqián",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "以前"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒu yī cì",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "有一次"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "kdysi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "engang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "eens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "ooit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "iama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "kerran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "ennen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "ennen vanhaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "une fois"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "autrefois"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "jadis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "un temps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "outrora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "unha vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "roman": "suman",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "állote",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "paliá",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "παλιά"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "prín",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "pá'am",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "פַּעַם"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "egyszer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "valaha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "egykor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "einu sinni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "un tempo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "una volta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "alt": "いぜん",
          "code": "ja",
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "katsute",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ja",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ja",
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          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "dahulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "enes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "ones"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "autres còps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "un còp èra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "autretemps"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "ǣne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "ǣr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "wcześniej"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "outrora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "odată"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "roman": "kogdá-to",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "ráneje",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "uaireigin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "не̏када"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "не̏кад при̏је"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "nȅkada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "nȅkad prȉje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sl",
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          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "nekóč"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "enkràt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "word": "otrora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "sense": "formerly",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sv",
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          "word": "förut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "formerly",
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "từng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "formerly",
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "a mol",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "אַ מאָל"
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        {
          "_dis1": "6 72 5 17 0",
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          "roman": "frier",
          "sense": "formerly",
          "word": "פֿריִער"
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        "(chiefly obsolete) At any time; ever."
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          "_dis1": "35 1 2 14 48",
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          "sense": "mathematics: multiplied by one",
          "word": "yksi kertaa"
        },
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          "word": "ance"
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        "UK"
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ēnes",
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "one"
      },
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        {
          "text": "We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Once you have obtained the elven bow, return to the troll bridge and trade it for the sleeping potion."
        },
        {
          "text": "Once he is married, he will be able to claim the inheritance."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6",
          "text": "In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.",
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        "As soon as; when; after."
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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "bimujarrad ʔann",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "بِمُجَرَّد أَنّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "kentre ma"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ako vednǎ́ž",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "ако веднъ́ж"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "una vegada"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "un cop"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yīdàn",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "一旦"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "så snart (som)"
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        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "bare"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "når først"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "zodra"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "eens dat"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "kunhan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "as soon as",
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        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "as soon as",
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        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "as soon as",
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "asemade"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "asomante"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "endebén"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "rogorc ḳi",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "როგორც კი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "als"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "sobald"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "as soon as",
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "ó"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "una volta che"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "non appena"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "sebaik sahaja"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "så snart"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "med det første"
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        {
          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "as soon as",
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          "code": "nn",
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "un còp"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
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        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
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        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
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        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "assim que"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "logo após/depois"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "tão logo"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "odată ce"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kak tólʹko",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "как то́лько"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "akonáhle"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "tan pronto como"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "una vez que"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "så snart som"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "mı"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "as soon as",
          "word": "một khi"
        }
      ]
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      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
      "word": "often"
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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    "Requests for review of Telugu translations",
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    {
      "word": "don't spend it all at once"
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    {
      "word": "fool me once"
    },
    {
      "word": "for this once"
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    {
      "word": "once a man, twice a boy"
    },
    {
      "word": "once a man, twice a child"
    },
    {
      "word": "once a woman, twice a child"
    },
    {
      "word": "Once Brewed"
    },
    {
      "word": "once-in-a-lifetime"
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    {
      "word": "once-off"
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    {
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      "word": "once-over-lightly"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "word": "for once"
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    {
      "word": "for once and for all"
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    {
      "word": "measure twice and cut once"
    },
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      "word": "not even once"
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      "word": "once again"
    },
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      "word": "once more"
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      "word": "once and away"
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    {
      "word": "once and for all"
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    {
      "word": "once for all"
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    {
      "word": "once in a blue moon"
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    {
      "word": "once in a purple moon"
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    {
      "word": "once in a way"
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    {
      "word": "once in a while"
    },
    {
      "word": "once more into the breach"
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    {
      "word": "once or twice"
    },
    {
      "word": "once over"
    },
    {
      "word": "once-over"
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    {
      "word": "once removed"
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    {
      "word": "once upon a time"
    },
    {
      "word": "once you go black"
    },
    {
      "word": "write once"
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    {
      "word": "you only go around once"
    },
    {
      "word": "you only go around once in life"
    },
    {
      "word": "you only live once"
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          "one"
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        {
          "text": "I once had a bicycle just like that one.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick",
          "text": "The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 14, Jonathan Freedland, “Obama's once hip brand is now tainted”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 1, page 18",
          "text": "Now we are liberal with our innermost secrets, spraying them into the public ether with a generosity our forebears could not have imagined. Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet.",
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          "formerly"
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          "period"
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        "(temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past."
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        "not-comparable"
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        "time"
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "text": "If the facts once became known, we'd be in trouble."
        }
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        "At any time; ever."
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        "(chiefly obsolete) At any time; ever."
      ],
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        "not-comparable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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        "One day, someday."
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          "one day"
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          "someday"
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        "(obsolete) One day, someday."
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        "obsolete"
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        }
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          "mathematics"
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        "(mathematics) Multiplied by one: indicating that a number is multiplied by one."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
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    {
      "ipa": "/wʌn(t)s/",
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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/wɒn(t)s/",
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        "UK"
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        "US"
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      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "formerly"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
      "word": "once"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:once",
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "marratan",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ],
      "word": "مَرَّةً"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "marratan wāḥidatan",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "raz",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "раз"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "adzín raz",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "адзі́н раз"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "adnójčy",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "адно́йчы"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vednǎ́ž",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "веднъ́ж"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ednokrátno",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "еднокра́тно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "una vegada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "makausa"
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      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "kausa"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yī cì",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "一次"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yī biàn",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "一遍"
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      "code": "nci",
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      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ceppa"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "jednou"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "en gang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "eens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "een keer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "eenmaal"
    },
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      "code": "gmw-ecg",
      "lang": "East Central German",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "aanst"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "unufoje"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "kerran"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "une fois"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "unha vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ertxel",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ერთხელ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ertǯer",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ერთჯერ"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "einmal"
    },
    {
      "code": "gsw",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "emaal"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mia forá",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "μια φορά"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ápax",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "άπαξ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hápax",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ἅπαξ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ek bār",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "एक बार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "egyszer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "egyetlenegyszer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "egy alkalommal"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "egy ízben"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "einu sinni"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "unfoye"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "uair amháin"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "una volta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いちど",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ichido",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "一度"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いっかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ikkai",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "一回"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いっぺん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ippen",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "一遍"
    },
    {
      "code": "jje",
      "lang": "Jeju",
      "roman": "hawn beon",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ᄒᆞᆫ 번"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "han beon",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "한 번"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "semel"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "aliquando"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "eemol"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ednaš",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "еднаш"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "sekali"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "darba waħda"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "emgeri",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ᡝᠮᡤᡝᡵᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ene"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "enes"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ones"
    },
    {
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "roman": "ēwbār",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "𐭠𐭩𐭥𐭡𐭠𐭥"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "oktii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "én gang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "éin gong"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ǣne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ǣnes"
    },
    {
      "code": "prg",
      "lang": "Old Prussian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ainawārst"
    },
    {
      "code": "xpr",
      "lang": "Parthian",
      "roman": "ʿywprg",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "𐭏𐭉𐭅𐭐𐭓𐭂"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "یوه پلا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "yek-bâr",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "یکبار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "eenmol (nds)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "raz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "jeden raz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "uma vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "o dată"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odín raz",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "оди́н раз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odnáždy",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "одна́жды"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sakṛt",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "सकृत्"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ance"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "јѐдно̄м"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "једа̀нпӯт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "jèdnōm"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "jedànpūt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "raz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "ênkrat"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "una vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "en gång"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "bir defa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "bir kez"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "raz",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "раз"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "odýn raz",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "оди́н раз"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "một lần"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "unwaith"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "eyn mol",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "איין מאָל"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "ẹ̀ẹ̀kan"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "lẹ́ẹ̀kan"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "one and only one time",
      "word": "kanye"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vednǎž",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "веднъж"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "njakoga",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "някога"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "曾經"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "céngjīng",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "曾经"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǐqián",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "以前"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒu yī cì",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "有一次"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "kdysi"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "engang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "eens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ooit"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "iama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "kerran"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ennen vanhaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "une fois"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "autrefois"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "jadis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "un temps"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "outrora"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "unha vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "früher"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "suman",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "állote",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "άλλοτε"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paliá",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "παλιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prín",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "πρίν"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "pá'am",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "פַּעַם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "egyszer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "valaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "egykor"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "einu sinni"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "un tempo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "una volta"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いぜん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "izen",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "以前"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "katsute",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "かつて"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ichijiki",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "一時期"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ichiji",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "一時"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "quondam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "dahulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "enes"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ones"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "en gang"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "på et tidspunkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "eingong"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "autres còps"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "un còp èra"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "autretemps"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "de temps passat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ǣne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ǣr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "hwīlum"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "wcześniej"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "outrora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "odată"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kogdá-to",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "когда́-то"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ránʹše",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ра́ньше"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ráneje",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "ра́нее"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sakṛt",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "सकृत्"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "uaireigin"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "не̏када"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "не̏кад при̏је"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nȅkada"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nȅkad prȉje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "kedysi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "nekóč"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "enkràt"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "antiguamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "anteriormente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "otrora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "tidigare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "förut"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "en gång"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "för ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kolýsʹ",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "коли́сь"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "từng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "đã từng"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "a mol",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "אַ מאָל"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "frier",
      "sense": "formerly",
      "word": "פֿריִער"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mathematics: multiplied by one",
      "word": "yksi kertaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "mathematics: multiplied by one",
      "word": "ance"
    }
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  ],
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}

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    "en:Time",
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      },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "t": "one"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "-es"
      },
      "expansion": "-es",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "ēnes",
        "t": "once"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "eines"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German eines",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "einēst",
        "t": "once"
      },
      "expansion": "einēst (“once”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "einst",
        "t": "once"
      },
      "expansion": "German einst (“once”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "one"
      },
      "expansion": "one",
      "name": "l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English ones, from Old English ānes, a remodelling (after ān (“one”)) of ǣnes, itself an extension of ǣne (“once”) with the genitival suffix -es. Compare Old Saxon ēnes (“once”), Old High German eines, einēst (“once”), modern German einst (“once”). More at one (including regarding the development of the pronunciation) and -s.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "once",
      "name": "en-con"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll get a move on once we find the damn car keys!"
        },
        {
          "text": "Once you have obtained the elven bow, return to the troll bridge and trade it for the sleeping potion."
        },
        {
          "text": "Once he is married, he will be able to claim the inheritance."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Man City”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6",
          "text": "In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "As soon as; when; after."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soon",
          "soon"
        ],
        [
          "when",
          "when"
        ],
        [
          "after",
          "after"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wʌn(t)s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wʌn(t)s/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɒn(t)s/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wʌn(t)s/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌns"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-once.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-us-once.ogg/En-us-once.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-us-once.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "wŭn(t)s"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bimujarrad ʔann",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "بِمُجَرَّد أَنّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "kentre ma"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ako vednǎ́ž",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "ако веднъ́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "una vegada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "un cop"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīdàn",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "一旦"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "så snart (som)"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "bare"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "når først"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "zodra"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "eens dat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "kunhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "aussitôt que"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "dès que"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "une fois que"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "asemade"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "asomante"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "endebén"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "rogorc ḳi",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "როგორც კი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "als"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "sobald"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mólis",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "μόλις"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "ó"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "una volta che"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "non appena"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "sebaik sahaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "så snart"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "med det første"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "bare"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "berre"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "un còp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "gdy tylko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "jak tylko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "kiedy tylko"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "assim que"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "logo após/depois"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "tão logo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "odată ce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kak tólʹko",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "как то́лько"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "akonáhle"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "tan pronto como"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "una vez que"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "så snart som"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "mı"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "as soon as",
      "word": "một khi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "once"
  ],
  "word": "once"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English frequency adverbs",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English point-in-time adverbs",
    "English subordinating conjunctions",
    "en:One",
    "en:Time",
    "es:Meals"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "onces",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "once (plural onces)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "ounce"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English obsolete forms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete form of ounce."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "ounce",
          "ounce#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "obsolete"
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    }
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    "once"
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}

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