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one-time

[wuhn-tahym]
–adjective
1. having been as specified at one time; former: my one-time partners.
2. occurring, done, or accomplished only once: his one-time try at elective office.
Also, onetime.


Origin:
1880–85


1. previous, earlier, past.
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one-time   (wŭn'tīm')
adj.  
  1. or one·time (wŭn'tīm')

    1. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

    2. Having been in the past; former: asked his one-time classmates for help.

  2. Sports Relating to or being a shot made from a pass that is not stopped prior to shooting.

tr.v.   one-timed, one-tim·ing, one-times Sports
To shoot (a ball or puck) directly from a pass.
one'-tim'er n.
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