one-woman
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˈwʌnˈwʊmən/
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unipersonal
- Welcome to my successful one-woman show.
- a one-woman show
They really just want a stable one woman relationship.
- They really just want a stable one woman relationship.
Examples
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It's a one-woman show, so it's just me...
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You're right on time for my one-woman show.
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And had you done a one woman show before?
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You're going to be in London a lot over the next month because your one woman show in the West End.
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Has the greatest story ever told become a one-woman show?
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You should come back and do a one-woman show.
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Actually, it's a one-woman show!
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Her one-woman show wasn't terribly well received at the Pyramid tonight.
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When Ayaan Hirsi Ali went on a one-woman crusade to get the Dutch police.
Academic text (2010) -
Last night, she captivated the audience with her remarkable one-woman show about her life experiences.
Synonyms
58
3.3
A thing that only one person can use
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3.9
Made for only one person to use or to perform a show
Surface Forms
Etymology
One-woman is made from the words one and woman, like the common phrase one-man or the word 'solo' that shows only a single person is involved. So, one-woman means 'performed by only one woman' or 'involving only one woman'.