"one of a kind" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: one of a kinds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=one of a kind}} one of a kind (plural one of a kinds)
  1. A unique specimen. Synonyms: oner, OOAK, one-of-a-kind [attributive, especially] Related terms: two of a kind Translations (unique specimen): exemplar únic [masculine] (Catalan), uniek in zijn soort (Dutch), unikaĵo (Esperanto), ununuraĵo (Esperanto), yksittäiskappale (Finnish), ainoa laatuaan (Finnish), unique en son genre (French), Unikat [neuter] (German), einzigartig [attributive] (German), ūnicus (Latin), jedyny w swoim rodzaju (Polish), еди́нственный в своём ро́де (jedínstvennyj v svojóm róde) (Russian), eşi benzeri olmayan (Turkish), türünün tek örneği (Turkish)

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      "sense": "unique specimen",
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