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   unique

   /juːˈniːk/

   adjective

   • 1. being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else: "this discovery was unique in history" Similar distinctiveindividualspecialespecialidiosyncraticquirkyeccentricisolatedsinglesoleloneunrepeatedunrepeatablesolitaryexclusiveonlyone and onlyin a class by itselfrareuncommonunusualpeculiarnovelstrangeoddsui generisinformal:one-offOpposite commonordinary
   • ▪ belonging or connected to (one particular person, place, or thing): "a style of architecture that is unique to Portugal" Similar peculiarspecificparticularfound only incharacteristic oftypical of
   • ▪ particularly remarkable, special, or unusual: "a unique opportunity to see the spectacular Bolshoi Ballet" Similar remarkablespecialsingularnoteworthynotablesignaloutstandingextraordinaryunequalledwithout equalunparalleledunmatchedmatchlesspeerlessnonpareilunsurpassedunexcelledincomparablebeyond comparesuperiorinimitablesecond to nonerare:unexampledOpposite unremarkable

   noun

   • 1. a unique person or thing: archaic "some of Lamb's writings were so memorably beautiful as to be uniques in their class"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French, from Latin unicus, from unus ‘one’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • While in some cases nearly identical to unique, eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior. // the eccent...
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   • Although the words quaint and unique have much in common, quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness. // a quaint fishing village
   • The words singular and unique can be used in similar contexts, but singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness. // a singular feeling o...
   • While the synonyms strange and unique are close in meaning, strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccou...

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