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once again

once again adverb: again, once more, one more time.

Adverb

once again (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Again, once more, one more time.
    • In this way, President Peron terminus in Buenos Aires becomes Retiro once again, the city of Eva Peron takes its old name of La Plata, and so on.1955 December, “Notes and News: Old Names Restored in Argentina”, in Railway Magazine, page 878
    • Rooney's sending off will be the main talking point, however, and his actions once again raise questions about his temperament that he looked to have gone a long way towards answering in recent times.2011 October 7, Phil McNulty, “Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England”, in BBC News

once again meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

once again in Hindi

one more time
एक बार और ek bār aur, एक बार फिर ek bār phir, फिर से phir se

once again in Tamil

one more time
இன்னொரு தடவை iṉṉoru taṭavai, மீண்டும் ஒருமுறை mīṇṭum orumuṟai, மறுபடியும் maṟupaṭiyum

once again in Malayalam

one more time
ഒരിക്കൽകൂടി orikkalkūṭi

once again in Kannada

one more time
ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ innomme, ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ mattomme
More languagesFewer languages
once again in Odia
ସାନି sāni
once again in Sanskrit
पुनर् punar
once again in Arabic
مَرَّة أُخْرَى
once again in Persian
یک بار دیگر yek bâr-e digar
once again in Thai
ใหม่ mài
once again in Vietnamese
một lần nữa

Synonyms of once again

All synonyms of once again

Questions about once again

What does once again mean?
Once again means again, once more, one more time.
What is once again in Hindi?
Once again in Hindi is एक बार और (ek bār aur), एक बार फिर (ek bār phir), फिर से (phir se). See Once again meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is once again?
Once again is an adverb.

Words near once again in the dictionary

  1. once
  2. once a man, twice a boy
  3. once a man, twice a child
  4. once a thief, always a thief
  5. once a woman, twice a child
  6. once again
  7. once an adult and twice a child
  8. once an adult, twice a child
  9. once an awhile
  10. once and a while
  11. once and again

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