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unique

/juˈnik/

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What does unique mean?

adjective

  1. Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
  2. Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
  3. Particular, characteristic.
More meanings (2)

adjective

  1. Rare or unusual.

noun

  1. A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled; one of a kind.

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IPA pronunciation

/juˈnik/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Finally they arrived in Lisbon and spent six days which, in a journal privately issued afterwards, they described as of “unique interest.”
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
The first time I visited it was with a friend from Iowa who was anxious to get some unique bits of porcelain.
Isaac Taylor HeadlandCourt Life in China: The Capital, Its Officials and PeopleProject Gutenberg ebook #523
More book examples (3)
The unique feature of the contest was the manner in which the ``sporting editor'' gave actuality to the contests by pictorial representations.
Walter Dill ScottIncreasing Human Efficiency in Business A Contribution to the Psychology of BusinessProject Gutenberg ebook #1319
The mixed odors of apple, straw and boots constituted a unique and long unsmelled perfume which had sunk deep into my memory.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
It used to amuse Mr. Barnum later in life, to relate some of the unique advertising dodges which his inventive genius devised.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576