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Definition of one of the only

: one of very few : one in a small class or category
  • That was one of the only times I ever saw my father cry.
  • This is one of the only places in the world where the plant is found.

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only play

  1. : unquestionably the best : peerless

  2. : alone in a class or category : sole

  3. : having no brother or sister

  1. : as a single fact or instance and nothing more or different : merely

  2. : solely, exclusively

  3. : at the very least

  1. : with the restriction that : but

  2. : and yet : however

  3. : were it not that : except

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