Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that is first in rank, order, or importance.
- noun One's own interests; oneself.
- adjective Number one.
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- noun informal The most
important of a group. - noun informal
Oneself , especially one’s owninterests .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Spanish número uno or Italian numero uno, number one.]
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From either Italian or Spanish, meaning “number one”
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