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one and all

one and all
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wuhn and awl]
    • /wʌn ænd ɔl/
    • /wʌn ənd ɔːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wuhn and awl]
    • /wʌn ænd ɔl/

Definitions of one and all words

  • adjective one and all being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake. 1
  • adjective one and all being a person, thing, or individual instance or member of a number, kind, group, or category indicated: one member of the party. 1
  • adjective one and all existing, acting, or considered as a single unit, entity, or individual. 1
  • adjective one and all of the same or having a single kind, nature, or condition: We belong to one team; We are of one resolve. 1
  • adjective one and all noting some indefinite day or time in the future: You will see him one day. 1
  • adjective one and all a certain (often used in naming a person otherwise unknown or undescribed): One John Smith was chosen. 1

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Origin of one and all

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English oon, Old English ān; cognate with Dutch een, German ein, Gothic ains, Latin ūnus (OL oinos); akin to Greek oínē ace on a die

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Parts of speech for One and all

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

one and all popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".

one and all usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for one and all

pron one and all

  • each — every one of two or more considered individually or one by one: each stone in a building; a hallway with a door at each end.
  • each and every one — all
  • each other — Although some insist that each other be used only in reference to two (The two candidates respected each other) and one another in reference to three or more (The three nations threaten one another), in standard practice they are interchangeable. Each other is not restricted to two, nor is one another restricted to three or more.  The possessive of each other is each other's; the possessive of one another is one another's.

noun one and all

pronoun one and all

  • everyone — Every person.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

Antonyms for one and all

pronoun one and all

  • nobody — a person of no importance, influence, or power.

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