once — meaning in English

English meaning

• ounce noun A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (about 28.3 grams), used for everyday measurements like food or mail.
• scintilla noun A small spark or flash.
• whit noun The smallest possible amount; a tiny bit.

Senses

once is used for these senses in English:

• scintilla (figuratively) A small or trace amount.
• snow leopard A large feline mammal, Panthera uncia (syn. Uncia uncia), native to mountain ranges of central Asia.
• whit The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

ounce — full definition

1. noun A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (about 28.3 grams), used for everyday measurements like food or mail.
2. noun A tiny amount of something.

scintilla — full definition

1. noun A small spark or flash.
2. noun A small or trace amount.

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