one-of-a-kind
adjective[before noun]
ukusused todescribeaproductorservicethat is the only one ofitstype, or that is veryunusual:
The one-of-a-kindpiecesaredueto go toauctionlaterthismonth.
one of a kind
the onlypersonor thing of aparticulartype:
In theworldofballet, she was one of akind.
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Whetherone-of-a-kindoil paintings purchased by affluent men, or massmarketed prints generated with mercantile or political goals, image production was controlled by those with a stake in the status quo.
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They examined the strategies by which an object could be singularized (made unique, special,one-of-a-kind) and so withdrawn from the market.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She also creates original,one-of-a-kind, fine art pieces that frequently feature alphabets and lettering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The bookstore's collection exceeds 25,000 titles, including a selection of chapbooks, zines, regional literary journals, andone-of-a-kindartist's books.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many of these devices areone-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art experimental components that have been configured to work in the extreme environment of the deep ocean.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He maintains that all his basses areone-of-a-kind.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Painted envelopes areone-of-a-kindartworks with the handwritten address becoming part of the work.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The emphasis of this movement was on the artist as the designer and maker ofone-of-a-kindobjects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In many cases these systems analyses led to hardward implementation programs, typically beginning withone-of-a-kindprototypes for field testing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Combined these two meanings create the definition of being unique orone-of-a-kindand a precious but solitary place.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For the ceremony she created 20one-of-a-kindawards cast in bronze.
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