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once more



Definitions

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once more
     1. adv. Again, a further time, once again.
Analysis
once
     1. adv. (frequency) One and only one time.
           I have only once eaten pizza.
     2. adv. (temporal location) Formerly; during some period in the past.
           He was once the most handsome man around.  I once had a bicycle just like that one.
           Wang notes that flowers have rooted and grow in the area once covered with ice.
more
     1. det. comparative degree of many, : in greater number. (Used for a discrete quantity.)
           More people are arriving.
           There are more ways to do this than I can count.
     2. det. comparative degree of much, : in greater quantity, amount, or proportion. (Used for a continuous quantity.)
           I want more soup;  I need more time

Example Sentences

Then finally last September we renewed or revived once more direct contact with the Chinese government. 
For a few days I feel quite raunchy at the thought of the now looming date, but am brought up short once more by the daughter. 



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