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one and only

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Only love, sole sweetheart.
    idiomatic
  2. The most talented or famous person (within in a specific context)

Equivalents

7 more languages
Esperantoununura
Suomiainoa oikease oikea
Latinaūnicus
മലയാളംഒരൊറ്റ
Bahasa Melayubitara
Polskijeden jedynyjedynajedyny
Türkçebir tanesi

Examples

“Will you be my one and only?”
“Chesney Hawkes entertained the punters at half-time, and it was Wales' One and Only who was withdrawn ahead of the second-half as Brennan Johnson replaced Gareth Bale who had made just one successful pass⟳ in the first-half.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

one and out one and the same one another one at a time one big happy family one brick short of a full load

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