"of a kind" meaning in All languages combined

See of a kind on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-of a kind.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} of a kind, {{en-PP}} of a kind
  1. (idiomatic) Of the same type or character. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: cut from the same cloth, of a piece, of the same stripe Derived forms: one of a kind, two of a kind, three of a kind, four of a kind Translations (of the same type): samanlainen (Finnish), samankaltainen (Finnish)
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