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English Dictionary: only	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
only adv and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" Synonym(s): merely, simply, just, only, but without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" Synonym(s): entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset" except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better" never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" Synonym(s): only, only if, only when as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago" adj being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" Synonym(s): lone(a), lonesome(a), only(a), sole(a), solitary(a) exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" Synonym(s): alone(p), only
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Only \On"ly\, a. [OE. only, anly, onlich, AS. [be]nlic, i.e., onelike. See {One}, {and Like}, a.] 1. One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only occupation. 2. Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others of the same class or kind; as, an only child. 3. Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of superiority; pre[89]minent; chief. [bd]Motley's the only wear.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Only \On"ly\, adv. [See {Only}, a.] 1. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely. And to be loved himself, needs only to be known. --Dryden. 2. So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely; wholly. [bd]She being only wicked.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. Every imagination . . . of his heart was only evil. --Gen. vi. 5. 3. Singly; without more; as, only-begotten. 4. Above all others; particularly. [Obs.] His most only elected mistress. --Marston.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Only \On"ly\, conj. Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration. He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . only that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that he belonged to the city. --Sir W. Scott.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Only, TN Zip code(s): 37140