[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

unique \unique"\, 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. --
   unique"ly, adv. -- unique"ness, n.
   1913 webster
see also:
one unique"ly unique"ness 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

unique \unique"\, n.
   a thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
   r.
   1913 webster

         the phenix, the unique pf birds.         --de quincey.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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: alonep, unequaled, unequalled,
            unparalleled
     2: followed by `to' applying exclusively to a given category
        or condition or locality; "a species unique to australia"
        syn: uniquep
     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"
see also:
alonep unequaled unequalled unparalleled uniquep singular 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

158 moby thesaurus words for "unique":
   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

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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
     
     
see also:
portable job control language 

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