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unique
What does unique mean?
unique (adjective): being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use unique in a sentence?
How do you pronounce unique?
/juˈnik/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unique come from?
Borrowed from French unique, from Latin unicus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of unique?
Words related to unique
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “unique”?
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What does “unique” mean?
being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched
Right! That's what “unique” means.
moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
Not quite: that's what mobile means.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
Not quite: that's what unhappy means.
moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid; light
Not quite: that's what fast means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “unique”?
intellectual
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unparalleled
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contemporary
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considerable
Not quite: considerable means something else.
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