See Also: Volscian(dictionary)

one-time (iou) and Volscian (iou)


one-time (iou)



one-time adjective & adverb. Also onetime. M19.
[from ONE adjective + TIME noun.]
A. adjective.
Former. M19.
J. Updike His onetime patroness and confidante.
Of or pertaining to a single occasion. M19.
one-time-cipher: in which the cipher representation of the alphabet is changed at random for each letter of a message, generating a key as long as the message. one-time pad a pad of keys for a one-time cipher, each page being destroyed after one use, so that each message is sent using a different key.
M. Angelou What we were seeing was a one-time phenomenon, so we were determined to enjoy it.
b. adverb.
Simultaneously. L19.
On one occasion, at one time, formerly, once. Also, at once, immediately. L19.

Volscian (iou)



Volscian noun & adjective. E16.
[from Latin Volscus, pl. Volsci + -IAN.]
A. noun.
Hist. A member of an ancient warlike people formerly inhabiting the east of Latium in central Italy, subdued by the Romans in the 4th cent. BC. E16.
The Italic language spoken by the Volscians. M19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the Volscians or their language. E17.
Earlier
Volsce noun = VOLSCIAN noun 1 LME-E17.