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Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime; extremely rare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel the world
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: of a lifetime
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
千載難逢 /千载难逢
(qiānzǎinánféng)
— Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime
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Finnish:
ainutlaatuinen
— Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime
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French:
du siècle
— Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime
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French:
qui ne se présente qu'une fois
— Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime
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Hebrew:
של פעם בחיים
(shél pá'am b'khayím)
— Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime
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Italian:
più unico che raro
— Likely to happen only once in one's lifetime