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.
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U*nique"ly, adv. --
U*nique"ness, n.
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U*nique", n.
A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
[R.]
The phenix, the unique pf birds.
De Quincey.
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