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(adverb) on one occasion; "once I ran into her" |
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Synonyms: in one case, one time |
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| 2. |
(adverb) at a previous time; "once he loved her" |
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Synonyms: at one time, formerly |
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(adverb) as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest" |
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Synonyms: when |
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(satellite adjective) belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" |
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Synonyms: erstwhile, former, onetime, quondam, sometime |
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