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English

Etymology

From #French|unique.

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at en-us-unique.ogg

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-iːk|-iːk

Adjective

unique (comparable only in disputed usage)

Being only one of its self.
(disputed) Of a rare quality.
(disputed) Unusual.

Usage notes

Unique in its undisputed sense is not comparable. In its disputed senses, however, it can be compared as more unique, most unique, and occasionally as uniquer, uniquest.

Derived terms

uniqueness

Related terms

unicity

Translations

Arabic: ,
Czech: {{t-|cs|jedinečný|m}}
Dutch:
Esperanto: {{t-|eo|unika|xs=Esperanto}}
French:
German:

Greek: {{t+|el|μοναδικός|m|sc=Grek}} (monadikós)
Korean: {{t-|ko|독특하다|tr=dokteukhada|sc=Hang}}
Portuguese:
Russian: {{t+|ru|уникальный|tr=unikál'nyj|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|исключительный|tr=iskl'učír'el'nyj|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|единственный|tr=jedínstv'ennyjnyj|sc=Cyrl}}
Spanish: {{t+|es|único|m}}, {{t-|es|única|f}}

Category:Disputed usage

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French

Etymology

From unicus.

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at Fr-unique.ogg
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-unique.ogg

w:IPA|IPA: /y.nik/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /y.nik/

Adjective

#English|unique
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Unique \U*nique"\, a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus,
from unus one. See One.]
Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled;
unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. --
U*nique"ly, adv. -- U*nique"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Unique \U*nique"\, n.
A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
[R.]
[1913 Webster]

The phenix, the unique pf birds. --De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet unique
adj 1: radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the
field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether
alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was
unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen
whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic
ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our
history" [syn: alone(p), unequaled, unequalled,
unparalleled]
2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category
or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia"
[syn: unique(p)]
3: the single one of its kind; "a singular example"; "the
unique existing example of Donne's handwriting"; "a unique
copy of an ancient manuscript"; "certain types of problems
have unique solutions" [syn: singular]
4: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance; "spoke
with a unique accent"; "had unique ability in raising
funds"; "a frankness unique in literature"; "a unique
dining experience"

Moby Dictionary
a certain , absolute , almost unheard-of , alone , an , another , any ,
any one , appropriate , atomic , authentic , avant-garde , azygous ,
beguiling , bewildering , beyond compare , beyond comparison ,
breakaway , celibate , characteristic , creative , different ,
distinctive , distinguished , easily first , either , else , enigmatic ,
exceptional , exclusive , extraordinary , fabulous , facile princeps ,
fantastic , fascinating , first and last , firsthand , fresh ,
idiocratic , idiosyncratic , imaginative , immortal , impair ,
in character , incomparable , incomprehensible , inconceivable ,
incredible , individual , indivisible , infrequent , inimitable ,
integral , intrinsic , invincible , irreducible , lone , marked ,
marvelous , matchless , miraculous , monadic , monistic , new ,
not that sort , not the same , not the type , novel , nulli secundus ,
odd , of a sort , of another sort , of sorts , offbeat , one ,
one and only , only , only-begotten , original , other , other than ,
otherwise , outlandish , particular , passing strange , peculiar ,
peerless , phenomenal , prodigious , proper , puzzling , quintessential ,
rare , recherche , remarkable , revolutionary , scarce , second to none ,
seldom met with , seldom seen , sensational , separate , simple ,
single , singular , slow , sole , solid , solitary , solo , sparse ,
special , strange , striking , stupendous , sui generis , true to form ,
unanalyzable , unapproachable , unapproached , unbeatable , uncommon ,
uncustomary , underived , undivided , undreamed-of , unequaled ,
unexampled , unexcelled , unexpected , unfamiliar , unfrequent ,
unheard-of , uniform , unimaginable , unitary , unmatchable , unmatched ,
unordinary , unpaired , unparagoned , unparalleled , unpeered ,
unprecedented , unrepeatable , unrepeated , unrivaled , unsurpassable ,
unsurpassed , unthinkable , unthought-of , unusual , unwonted , whole ,
without equal , without parallel , wonderful , wondrous

FOLDOC UNIQUE

A portable job control language.

["The UNIQUE Command Language - Portable Job Control",
I.A. Newman, Proc DATAFAIR 73, 1973, pp. 353-357].

(1994-11-22)