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oncet

/ˈwʌn(t)st/

oncet adverb: once.

Adverb

oncet (not comparable)

  1. (Southern US, nonstandard, South Midland US) Once.
    • If we could see the last of that man, Didenhover, oncet, I'd take hold of the plough myself, and see if I couldn't make a living out of it.1854, Elizabeth Wetherell, Queechy, Volume I
    • "I seen 'im oncet, in the spring, I s'pose," said Jim, "what there was left of 'im.1875, J. G. Holland, Sevenoaks
    Synonyms:
    once

Synonyms of oncet

Forms of oncet

alternative formonct
alternative formonest
alternative formonced
alternative formwunst

Questions about oncet

What does oncet mean?
Oncet means once.
What part of speech is oncet?
Oncet is an adverb.
How do you pronounce oncet?
Oncet is pronounced /ˈwʌn(t)st/.

Words near oncet in the dictionary

  1. onced
  2. onceness
  3. oncer
  4. oncers
  5. onces
  6. oncet
  7. Oncești
  8. onch
  9. Onchan
  10. onchidiid
  11. onchidiids

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