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 one one /ˈhwʌn/

adjective

  1. () Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more  ( ane [Dialect, UK] , i , 1 , one )
    used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
     Ane' is Scottish
    ane' is Scottish
  2. () Having the indivisible character of a unit  ( unitary , one )
    having the indivisible character of a unit
     A unitary action
    a unitary action
     Spoke with one voice
    spoke with one voice
  3. () Of the same kind or quality  ( one )
    of the same kind or quality
     Two animals of one species
    two animals of one species
  4. () Indefinite in time or position  ( one )
    indefinite in time or position
     He will come one day
    he will come one day
     One place or another
    one place or another
  5. () [Informal] Very; used informally as an intensifier  ( right [Informal] , one [Informal] )
    very; used informally as an intensifier
     That is one fine dog
    that is one fine dog
     A right fine day
    a right fine day
  6. Eminent beyond or above comparison  ( matchless , nonpareil , one , one and only , peerless , unmatchable , unmatched , unrivaled [American] , unrivalled [Canadian, British] )
    eminent beyond or above comparison
     Matchless beauty
    matchless beauty
     The team's nonpareil center fielder
    the team's nonpareil center fielder
     She's one girl in a million
    she's one girl in a million
     The one and only Muhammad Ali
    the one and only Muhammad Ali
     A peerless scholar
    a peerless scholar
     Infamy unmatched in the Western world
    infamy unmatched in the Western world
     Wrote with unmatchable clarity
    wrote with unmatchable clarity
     Unrivaled mastery of her art
    unrivaled mastery of her art
  7. Being a single entity made by combining separate components  ( one )
    being a single entity made by combining separate components
     Three chemicals combining into one solution
    three chemicals combining into one solution

noun

  1. () The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number  ( I , single , unity , 1 , ace , one )
    the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
     He has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
    he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
     They had lunch at one
    they had lunch at one
  2. () A single person or thing  ( one )
    a single person or thing
     He is the best one
    he is the best one
     This is the one I ordered
    this is the one I ordered

pronoun

  1. () Referring to any individual in a general sense.  ( one )
    Referring to any individual in a general sense.
  2. () Referring to a specified entity or object.  ( one )
    Referring to a specified entity or object.