Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A suffix applied to the names of classes in the quantitative classification of igneous rocks. See
rock . - noun Scotch and northern English form of
one . - noun A suffix of Latin origin, the same as -an, as in mundane, ultramontane, etc.
- noun In chem., a termination denoting that the hydrocarbon the name of which ends with it belongs to the paraffin series having the general formula CnH2n + 2: as, methane, CH4; ethane, C2H6.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Perhaps he saw my old car and something psychological kicked in ane he didn’t want to be stuck behind me.
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Ye see, sir, I want ye to put yersels i 'the han's o' a man that kens ye baith, and the half o 'yer story a'ready -- ane, that is, wha'll jeedge ye truly and mercifully, and no condemn ye affhan'.
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But gien sic a ane was a clerk in a coontin 'hoose, he wad hae to stow awa the wings; I cannot see what use he wad hae for them there.
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Sabbath at e'en, and out o 'ane's warm bed at this time o' night, and a sort o 'drow in the air besides --- there's nae time for considering
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But little ye ken the temptation o 'ane' at has but ae solitary wapon, to mak use o 'that same!
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I kenned mysel 'ane' at in ord'nar 'affairs was coontit little better nor an idiot,' maist turn a prophet whan he gaed doon upo 'his knees.
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An 'gin ye come o' ane 'at cud play this fiddle as this fiddle deserves to be playt, ye'll do me credit.'
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An 'up yon'er ye cudna get a whack at her, for hurtin' ane 'at didna deserve' t.
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'Eh, laddie!' said Mrs. Falconer, the first greetings over, 'ane 's ta'en an' anither 's left! but what for 's mair nor I can faddom.
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"I doobt there's mair o 'ane's in like condition, Jeames," responded the laird, "or we wad na be comin 'to tax yer skeel at this present."
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