Main entry: unique
Definition: highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
Usage: spoke with a unique accent; had unique ability in raising funds; a frankness unique in literature; a unique dining experience
Main entry: unequaled, unequalled, unique, unparalleled, alone
Definition: radically distinctive and without equal
Usage: 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
Main entry: unique
Definition: (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
Usage: a species unique to Australia
Definition: the single one of its kind
Usage: 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