one-of-a-kind in English

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          "ref": "2002, Joan Muyskens Pursley, The World's Most Beautiful Dolls: Volume Two",
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        "A unique example."
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  "word": "one-of-a-kind"
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      "word": "one of a kind"
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"one-of-a-kind" meaning in English

Adjective

Noun

Inflected forms