D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Unique

/yo͞on-ēk'/ · U·nique · IPA /juːˈniːk/
01 a. Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.
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    Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.
02 n. A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
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    A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.[R.]
    “The phenix, the unique of birds.” De Quincey.