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Why did she look sorry for me, and call me a protege Oh," said Helen, smiling; "it is only a French word for any one who is adopted or protected, as papa is protecting you But is it a funny word Funny?

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  1. adjective Alone in kind or class; sole: an only child; the only one left.
  2. adjective Standing alone by reason of superiority or excellence.
  3. adverb Without anyone or anything else; alone: room for only one passenger.
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  • Intissar Harajli, the district's coordinator of bilingual education, said the district tests all new students 'English proficiency and places them in English-only or bilingual classes according to their skill level. —  detnews.com - Metro-State
  • Why did she look sorry for me, and call me a protege Oh," said Helen, smiling; "it is only a French word for any one who is adopted or protected, as papa is protecting you But is it a funny word Funny? —  Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel
  • The name only is Spanish[43]; the country is not Spain but the Morea Waverley is the best and most interesting novel I have redde since--I don't know when. —  Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
  • With his eyes still downcast be said in painful fragments One word only--only a word and I'm not going to say anything in defence of myself. —  The Girl of the Golden West
  • Not only is Germany the largest economy in Europe, it is the largest exporter in the world. —  Asia Times Online
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  1. Middle English, from Old English ānlīc : ān, one; see one + -līc, having the form of; see -ly1.

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  1. Formerly onely; from Middle English only, oonli, onlich, from Anglo-Saxon ānlīc, ǣnlīc, only (= OFries. einlik, ainlik, Dutch eenlijk = Middle Low German einlik = Old High German einlīh, Middle High German einlich, only, = Danish enlig, only, = Swedish enlig, conformable), from ān, one, + -līc, English -ly.
  2. Formerly onely; from Middle English only, oonli, oneliche, onli, etc., from Anglo-Saxon *ānlīce, ǣnlīce, singularly, from ānlīc, ǣnlīc, only: see only, adjective
 

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