once in a blue moon

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Definitions of once in a blue moon words

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adjective

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".

at random — If you choose people or things at random, you do not use any particular method, so they all have an equal chance of being chosen.
by a hair — by a very slight margin, only just
by no means — on no account; in no way
faintly — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
hardly — only just; almost not; barely: We had hardly reached the lake when it started raining. hardly any; hardly ever.

detectably — In a way that can be detected.
discontinuously — In a discontinuous manner; not continuously.
infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
whimsically — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.

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