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once in a lifetime

once in a life·time
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wuhns in ey lahyf-tahym]
    • /wʌns ɪn eɪ ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/
    • /wʌns ɪn ə ˈlaɪf.taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wuhns in ey lahyf-tahym]
    • /wʌns ɪn eɪ ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/

Definition of once in a lifetime words

  • adverb once in a lifetime extremely rarely 1
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Parts of speech for Once in a lifetime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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once in a lifetime popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

Synonyms for once in a lifetime

adj once in a lifetime

  • by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.

adjective once in a lifetime

  • apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
  • onliest — being the single one or the relatively few of the kind: This is the only pencil I can find.
  • only — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
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