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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Latin unicus, from unus 'one' |
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u‧nique S3 W2
[no comparative]
[no comparative]1 informal unusually good and special : 
a unique opportunity to study these rare creatures
a unique opportunity to study these rare creatures2 being the only one of its kind : Each person's fingerprints are unique.
Each person's fingerprints are unique.3 existing only in a particular place or in relation to a particular person or people : The issues being discussed here are not unique to the US.
unique to somebody/something
The issues being discussed here are not unique to the US. —uniquely adverb: an actor uniquely suited to the part
an actor uniquely suited to the part —uniqueness noun [uncountable]
