Topic: NUMBERS
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one1 S1 W1
1HMN the number 1 : 
They had one daughter.one hundred and twenty-one pounds Come back at one (=one o'clock). Katie's almost one (=one year old).
They had one daughter.one hundred and twenty-one poundsCome back at one (=one o'clock).Katie's almost one (=one year old).2 a small number of people or things [= a few]: There are one or two things to sort out before I leave.
one or two
There are one or two things to sort out before I leave.3 alone or in pairs, rather than in large numbers or groups : Guests arrived in ones and twos.
in ones and twos
British EnglishGuests arrived in ones and twos.
