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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOne-off event
/ˌwʌn.ɒf ɪˈvent/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An occurrence, happening, or activity that is planned or happens only once and is not part of a regular series.
"The music festival was organized as a special one-off event to celebrate the city's centenary." - 2
An isolated incident that is unlikely to be repeated in the future.
"The management assured employees that the budget cuts were a one-off event and will not affect next year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the idiomatic phrase 'one-off' (originating in British English during the mid-19th century to denote something happening only once, likely from 'one off the batch') combined with 'event', stemming from Latin 'evenire' meaning 'to come out or happen'. Over time, the combined compound has solidified in administrative, commercial, and everyday lexicon to describe singular, non-recurring occurrences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "One-off event" is said worldwide
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événement unique
Transliteration: ev-e-n-mawn y-neek
"Ce concert est un événement unique qui ne se reproduira pas."
einmalige Veranstaltung
Transliteration: ain-ma-li-ge ver-an-stal-tung
"Das Sommerfest ist eine einmalige Veranstaltung in diesem Jahr."
evento unico
Transliteration: e-ven-to u-ni-co
"La conferenza è stata concepita come un evento unico."
evento único
Transliteration: e-ben-to u-ni-ko
"Esta celebración especial es un evento único."
evento único
Transliteration: e-ven-tu u-ni-ku
"O show de ontem foi um evento único na cidade."
एक बार होने वाली घटना
Transliteration: ek baar hone wali ghatna
"यह संगीत समारोह केवल एक बार होने वाली घटना है।"
一次性活动
Transliteration: yī cì xìng huó dòng
"这场演出是一次性活动，以后不会再有了。"
일회성 행사
Transliteration: il-hoe-seong hang-sa
"이번 축제는 올해만 열리는 일회성 행사입니다."
1回限りのイベント
Transliteration: ikkai kagiri no ibento
"そのコンサートは今年だけの1回限りのイベントです。"
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