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Unique Juˈniːk Opportunity Atmosphere Adjective Bre Everyone's Fingerprints

Word unique
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / juˈniːk / NAmE / juˈniːk /
Example
  • everyone's fingerprints are unique.
  • a unique talent
  • the preview offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds.
  • the deal will put the company in a unique position to export goods to eastern europe.
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unique

(adjective)BrE / juˈniːk / NAmE / juˈniːk /
  1. being the only one of its kind
    • Everyone's fingerprints are unique.
  2. very special or unusual
    • a unique talent
    • The preview offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds.
    • The deal will put the company in a unique position to export goods to Eastern Europe.
  3. belonging to or connected with one particular person, place or thing
    • an atmosphere that is unique to New York
    • The koala is unique to Australia.

    Extra Examples

    • Its magnificent proportions make this palace unique among the buildings of the world.
    • The city has an atmosphere which is quite unique.
    • The magnificent light makes this place unique.
    • This monkey is unique to the island.
    • Each archaeological site is unique and, once destroyed, cannot be replaced.
    • Each item has a unique 6-digit code.
    • Every human being has a unique fingerprint that does not change over time.
    • Her lawyer said the case was unique in French law.
    • Her many unique qualities include discretion and loyalty.
    • I have had a unique opportunity to observe the problems faced by the police in this city.
    • Saturn’s largest moon is unique in having an atmosphere made mostly of nitrogen.
    • Surely nobody could have more unique or peaceful surroundings in which to work.
    • Teaching styles reflect the unique circumstances of each school and classroom.
    • The club has prospered under his unique style of leadership.
    • The museum is of unique historical importance.
    • The pattern of stripes is unique to each individual animal.
    • The problem is not unique to this country.
    • There’s nothing unique about the case.
    • We have the almost unique situation of an artist banning his own work.

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from French, from Latin unicus, from unus ‘one’.
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