one of a kind

English

Alternative forms

• one-of-a-kind

Noun

one of a kind (plural one of a kinds)

1. A unique specimen.
   • 1995, The AI Magazine^[1]:

     The dilemma is how to cost effectively build these one of a kinds yet provide high performance and reliability

Usage notes

• Often used attributively.

Synonyms

• oner, OOAK

Related terms

• two of a kind

Translations

unique specimen

• Esperanto: unikaĵo (eo)
• Finnish: yksittäiskappale (fi), ainoa laatuaan (fi)
• French: unique en son genre (fr)
• German: Unikat (de) n, einzigartig (de) (attributive)

• Polish: jedyny w swoim rodzaju (pl)
• Russian: единственный в своём роде (ru) (jedínstvennyj v svojóm róde)
• Turkish: eşi (tr) benzeri olmayan (tr), türünün tek örneği (tr)