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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  One \One\ (w[u^]n), a. [OE. one, on, an, AS. [=a]n; akin to D.
     een, OS. [=e]n, OFries. [=e]n, [=a]n, G. ein, Dan. een, Sw.
     en, Icel. einn, Goth. ains, W. un, Ir. & Gael. aon, L. unus,
     earlier oinos, oenos, Gr. o'i`nh the ace on dice; cf. Skr.
     [=e]ka. The same word as the indefinite article a, an. [root]
     299. Cf. 2d A, 1st An, Alone, Anon, Any, None,
     Nonce, Only, Onion, Unit.]
     1. Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no
        more; not multifold; single; individual.
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              The dream of Pharaoh is one.          --Gen. xli.
                                                    25.
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              O that we now had here
              But one ten thousand of those men in England.
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of
        indefinitely; a certain. ``I am the sister of one
        Claudio'' [--Shak.], that is, of a certain man named
        Claudio.
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     3. Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or
        person different from some other specified; -- used as a
        correlative adjective, with or without the.
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              From the one side of heaven unto the other. --Deut.
                                                    iv. 32.
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     4. Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a
        whole.
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              The church is therefore one, though the members may
              be many.                              --Bp. Pearson
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     5. Single in kind; the same; a common.
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              One plague was on you all, and on your lords. --1
                                                    Sam. vi. 4.
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     6. Single; unmarried. [Obs.]
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              Men may counsel a woman to be one.    --Chaucer.
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     Note: One is often used in forming compound words, the
           meaning of which is obvious; as, one-armed, one-celled,
           one-eyed, one-handed, one-hearted, one-horned,
           one-idead, one-leaved, one-masted, one-ribbed,
           one-story, one-syllable, one-stringed, one-winged, etc.
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     All one, of the same or equal nature, or consequence; all
        the same; as, he says that it is all one what course you
        take. --Shak.
  
     One day.
        (a) On a certain day, not definitely specified, referring
            to time past.
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                  One day when Phoebe fair,
                  With all her band, was following the chase.
                                                    --Spenser.
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        (b) Referring to future time: At some uncertain day or
            period in the future; some day.
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                  Well, I will marry one day.       --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  All \All\, adv.
     1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as,
        all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. ``And cheeks
        all pale.'' --Byron.
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     Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all
           so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense
           or becomes intensive.
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     2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or
        Poet.]
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              All as his straying flock he fed.     --Spenser.
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              A damsel lay deploring
              All on a rock reclined.               --Gay.
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     All to, or All-to. In such phrases as ``all to rent,''
        ``all to break,'' ``all-to frozen,'' etc., which are of
        frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to
        have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb,
        equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether.
        But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all
        (as it does in ``all forlorn,'' and similar expressions),
        and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a
        kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and
        answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to
        be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus
        Wyclif says, ``The vail of the temple was to rent:'' and
        of Judas, ``He was hanged and to-burst the middle:'' i.
        e., burst in two, or asunder.
  
     All along. See under Along.
  
     All and some, individually and collectively, one and all.
        [Obs.] ``Displeased all and some.'' --Fairfax.
  
     All but.
        (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak.
        (b) Almost; nearly. ``The fine arts were all but
            proscribed.'' --Macaulay.
  
     All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all
        hollow. [Low]
  
     All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same
        thing.
  
     All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as,
        she is her mother all over. [Colloq.]
  
     All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the
        whole difference.
  
     All the same, nevertheless. ``There they [certain
        phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we
        recognize them or not.'' --J. C. Shairp. ``But Rugby is a
        very nice place all the same.'' --T. Arnold. -- See also
        under All, n.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  One \One\, a. [OE. one, on, an, AS. ["a]n; akin to D. een, OS.
     ["e]n, OFries. ["e]n, ["a]n, G. ein, Dan. een, Sw. en, Icel.
     einn, Goth. ains, W. un, Ir. & Gael. aon, L. unus, earlier
     oinos, oenos, Gr. ? the ace on dice; cf. Skr. ["e]ka. The
     same word as the indefinite article a, an. [root] 299. Cf. 2d
     A, 1st An, Alone, Anon, Any, None, Nonce, Only,
     Onion, Unit.]
     1. Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no
        more; not multifold; single; individual.
  
              The dream of Pharaoh is one.          --Gen. xli.
                                                    25.
  
              O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those
              men in England.                       --Shak.
  
     2. Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of
        indefinitely; a certain. ``I am the sister of one
        Claudio'' [--Shak.], that is, of a certain man named
        Claudio.
  
     3. Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or
        person different from some other specified; -- used as a
        correlative adjective, with or without the.
  
              From the one side of heaven unto the other. --Deut.
                                                    iv. 32.
  
     4. Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a
        whole.
  
              The church is therefore one, though the members may
              be many.                              --Bp. Pearson
  
     5. Single in kind; the same; a common.
  
              One plague was on you all, and on your lords. --1
                                                    Sam. vi. 4.
  
     6. Single; inmarried. [Obs.]
  
              Men may counsel a woman to be one.    --Chaucer.
  
     Note: One is often used in forming compound words, the
           meaning of which is obvious; as, one-armed, one-celled,
           one-eyed, one-handed, one-hearted, one-horned,
           one-idead, one-leaved, one-masted, one-ribbed,
           one-story, one-syllable, one-stringed, one-winged, etc.
  
     All one, of the same or equal nature, or consequence; as,
        he says that it is all one what course you take. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  
  
     Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all
           so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense
           or becomes intensive.
  
     2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or
        Poet.]
  
              All as his straying flock he fed.     --Spenser.
  
              A damsel lay deploring All on a rock reclined.
                                                    --Gay.
  
     All to, or All-to. In such phrases as ``all to rent,''
        ``all to break,'' ``all-to frozen,'' etc., which are of
        frequent occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to
        have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb,
        equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether.
        But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all
        (as it does in ``all forlorn,'' and similar expressions),
        and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a
        kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and
        answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to
        be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus
        Wyclif says, ``The vail of the temple was to rent:'' and
        of Judas, ``He was hanged and to-burst the middle:'' i.
        e., burst in two, or asunder.
  
     All along. See under Along.
  
     All and some, individually and collectively, one and all.
        [Obs.] ``Displeased all and some.'' --Fairfax.
  
     All but.
        (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak.
        (b) Almost; nearly. ``The fine arts were all but
            proscribed.'' --Macaulay.
  
     All hollow, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all
        hollow. [Low]
  
     All one, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same
        thing.
  
     All over, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as,
        she is her mother all over. [Colloq.]
  
     All the better, wholly the better; that is, better by the
        whole difference.
  
     All the same, nevertheless. ``There they [certain
        phenomena] remain rooted all the same, whether we
        recognize them or not.'' --J. C. Shairp. ``But Rugby is a
        very nice place all the same.'' --T. Arnold. -- See also
        under All, n.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  all one
     n.
     A matter of indifference; a matter having no importance or
  consequence.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  all one
     n.
     A matter of indifference; a matter having no importance or
  consequence.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  all one
     n.
     A matter of indifference; a matter having no importance or
  consequence.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  all one
     n.
     A matter of indifference; a matter having no importance or
  consequence.

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  all one /ˈɔːl wˌɒn/
  vis tiek

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