"one and only" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-one and only.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} one and only (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Unique, one of a kind. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: first and last Translations (unique): неповторим (nepovtorim) (Bulgarian), 獨一無二 (Chinese Mandarin), 独一无二 (dúyīwú'èr) (Chinese Mandarin), ainoa oikea (Finnish), אחד ויחיד (Hebrew), 唯一無二 (yuiitsumuni) (alt: ゆいいつむに) (Japanese), ūnicus (Latin), bitara (Malay), ഒരേയൊരു (orēyoru) (Malayalam), ഒരൊറ്റ (oroṟṟa) (Malayalam), jeden jedyny (Polish), еди́нственный и неповтори́мый (jedínstvennyj i nepovtorímyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-one_and_only-en-adj-uK7YEj7i Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 36 41

Noun

Audio: En-au-one and only.ogg Forms: one and onlies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} one and only (plural one and onlies)
  1. (idiomatic) Only love, sole sweetheart. Tags: idiomatic Translations (only love): 唯一 (wéiyī) (Chinese Mandarin), se oikea (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-one_and_only-en-noun-zddnhJea Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of 'only love': 98 2
  2. The most talented or famous person (within in a specific context)
    Sense id: en-one_and_only-en-noun-3~DDSUj9 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 23 36 41 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 27 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 9 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 14 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 9 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 9 6 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 5 6 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 16 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 9 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 6 89

Inflected forms

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