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once and away

once and away is the obsolete form of once in a way.

Meaning of once in a way

Adverb

once in a way (not comparable)

  1. Once in a while; occasionally; every now and then.
    • For the greater part of the time we were considerably above the sea, that took on a more vivid hue, more peacock freakings, for every yard we hung above it. Once in a way we got down to sea level, but only to mount again.1926, Hildegarde Hawthorne, Corsica, the Surprising Island, page 216

Questions about once and away

What is once and away the obsolete form of?
Once and away is the obsolete form of once in a way.

Words near once and away in the dictionary

  1. once an adult and twice a child
  2. once an adult, twice a child
  3. once an awhile
  4. once and a while
  5. once and again
  6. once and away
  7. once and awhile
  8. once and for all
  9. once at a time
  10. once bitten, twice shy
  11. Once Brewed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: once and away (page history and authors); once in a way (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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