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1. 1.

   used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

   “`ane' is Scottish”

   Synonymsoneiane

   Similarcardinal

Questions about 1

What does 1 mean?

1 means "the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for 1?

Close synonyms include one, I, ace, single, unity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is 1 a common word?

1 is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.