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not only

not on·ly
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [not ohn-lee]
    • /nɒt ˈoʊn li/
    • /nɒt ˈəʊnli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [not ohn-lee]
    • /nɒt ˈoʊn li/

Definitions of not only words

  • adverb not only not being restricted to 1
  • adverb not only You use not in expressions such as 'not only', 'not just', and 'not simply' to emphasize that something is true, but it is not the whole truth. 0
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Parts of speech for Not only

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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not only popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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