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UNIQUER
Adjective
uniquer
comparative form of unique
Usage notes
This word is proscribed by many, because unique implies that there is only one, and so a comparative form is logically inconsistent. It is typically used as hyperbole.
Source: Wiktionary
UNIQUE
U*nique", a. Etym: [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus, from unus one. See One.]
Definition: Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole.
– U*nique"ly, adv.
– U*nique"ness, n.
U*nique", n.
Definition: A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled. [R.] The phenix, the unique pf birds. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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