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Alone in kind or class; sole: an only child; the only one left.
(adjective)
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Standing alone by reason of superiority or excellence.
(adjective)
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Without anyone or anything else; alone: room for only one passenger.
(adverb)
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At the very least: If you would only come home. The story was only too true.
(adverb)
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And nothing else or more: I only work here.
(adverb)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.