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   O'Neill
         n 1: United States playwright (1888-1953) [syn: {O'Neill},
               {Eugene O'Neill}, {Eugene Gladstone O'Neill}]

English Dictionary: only by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
only
adv
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. with nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
  4. in the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset"
  5. except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better"
  6. never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
    Synonym(s): only, only if, only when
  7. as recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"
adj
  1. 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)
  2. 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]:
   Onely \One"ly\, a.
      See {Only}. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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]:
   O'Neill, NE (city, FIPS 37105)
      Location: 42.46075 N, 98.64665 W
      Population (1990): 3852 (1717 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oneill, NE
      Zip code(s): 68763

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   O'Neill, NE (city, FIPS 37105)
      Location: 42.46075 N, 98.64665 W
      Population (1990): 3852 (1717 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oneill, NE
      Zip code(s): 68763

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Onley, VA (town, FIPS 59384)
      Location: 37.69064 N, 75.71934 W
      Population (1990): 532 (276 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 23418

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Only, TN
      Zip code(s): 37140
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