4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unique \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. --
{U*nique"ly}, adv -- {U*nique"ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unique \U*nique"\, n.
A thing without a like something unequaled or unparalleled.
[R.]
The phenix, the unique pf birds. --De Quincey.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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: {alone(p)}, {unequaled}, {unequalled},
{unparalleled}]
2: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category
or condition or locality; "a species unique to Australia"
[syn: {unique(p)}]
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"
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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)
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