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once
 
Adjective once has 1 sense
  1. erstwhile, former, once, onetime, quondam, sometime - belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
    Antonym: present (indirect, via future, past)
    Antonym: future (indirect, via past, present)
Adverbial once has 3 senses
  1. once, one time, in one case - on one occasion; "once I ran into her"
  2. once, when - as soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"
  3. once, formerly, at one time, erstwhile, erst - at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"
once-spacious once-stable once-thriving once-unruly once-vigorous once-white once-whopping once once once again once and for all once bitten twice shy once for all once i a lifetime once in a life time once in a lifetime once in a while

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