“the one”

The following 3 entries include the term the one.

on the one hand

phrase

—used to introduce a statement that is followed by another contrasting statement which is typically introduced with on the other hand

the one about

phrase

: the joke about

the one and only

noun

—used before the name of a famous person to say that there is no one else like that person


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