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oncer

/ ˈwʌnsə /

noun

  1. (formerly) a one-pound note
  2. a person elected to Parliament who can only expect to serve one term
  3. something that happens on only one occasion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of oncer1

C20: from once

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