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What does if only mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word if only? Here's what it means.

Phrase
  1. (idiomatic) I wish that; signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.
  2. (idiomatic) I wish that; signifies a regret about an action in the past.
  3. (idiomatic) Even if for no other reason than; only just.
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It would be wonderful to see the town enter the competition if only to see what the outside adjudicators and judges think of our town.
A minority bands together and feels a kinship, if only for a moment that is as long as a muttered wassup, man?
I'm afraid I don't live in a society where everybody is ready, willing and able to go to University, if only the funding package were right.
I can picture myself in their place, garnering the accolades, the applause, the love, if only someone would take a chance on me.
Democracy is sometimes the watchword of those who think that all political problems could be solved if only we became a real democracy.
This medieval market town, now an affluent commuter adjunct to Newcastle, is worth a visit, if only to see the striking Hexham Abbey.

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