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unique (iou)



unique adjective & noun. [ju:'ni:k] Also (earlier) unic. E17.
[French, formerly unic masc. from Latin unicus one and only, alone of its kind, from unus one: see -IC.]
A. adjective.
Of which there is only one; single, sole, solitary. E17.
J. Howell He hath lost..his unic Son in the very flower of his age. R. Cobb That unique specimen: an Irishman who turned his back on history.
That is, or who is, the only one of a kind; having no like or equal; unparalleled, unrivalled, esp. in excellence. Now also loosely, unusual, remarkable. E17.
Here's Health Health remedies unique to Oriental traditional medicine.
b. noun.
A thing (formerly esp. a coin or medal) of which there is only one example or copy. E18.
A person who or thing which stands alone and is without equal or parallel, esp. in excellence. M18.
W. Cowper He is..quite an unique in this country.
? The sense 'unusual' is often regarded as incorrect.
uniquely adverb E19.
uniqueness noun E19.
u'niquity noun uniqueness L18.