One

/wʌn/ numeral, pronoun

The number 1; used to refer to a single person or thing, or sometimes people in general.

From Old English "ān" meaning "one, single," related to German "ein" and Latin "unus." It comes from an ancient root that also gives English "only" and "alone."

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