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Definition: Uniquely |
UniquelyAdverb1. So as to be unique; "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "uniquely" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1835. (references) |
Synonym: UniquelySynonym: unambiguously (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Uniquely |
| English words defined with "uniquely": particularly, peculiarly ♦ unambiguously. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "uniquely": Antigens, CD45, Autonomous System Number ♦ block number, boundary-value problem ♦ candidate key, census tract number, CFCC, Chinese remainder theorem ♦ dongle-disk ♦ equivocality, Eulerian angles ♦ Finite State Machine, foreign key ♦ GIRAS ♦ inode, invoke ID ♦ map spot number, maritime mobile service identities, message identifier ♦ object ID, object identification, object identifier, originating region code ♦ Peptide Elongation Factors, Peptide Initiation Factors, pestis bubonica, process identifier ♦ storage location ♦ Tract number ♦ Unique ID Listing, unique identifier, University of Edinburgh. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Uniquely Us (1993) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | A constellation of structural alterations of the epidermis, the dermal-epidermal junction, and the dermis is uniquely characteristic of photodamage. (references) | |
Thus, the inability to maintain good oral hygiene and xerostomia are risk factors of special significance among the elderly, and gingival recession uniquely increases the risk of root caries in elderly populations by exposing previously protected root surfaces to cariogenesis. (references) | ||
Skin is uniquely suited for gene therapy approaches to disease, not just for skin disorders, but for other diseases as well. It is accessible, it provides a way to introduce genetic material using carriers other than viruses, and it can help produce molecules such as insulin and human growth hormone to treat systemic diseases. (references) | ||
Business | Parents still buy high-quality and uniquely designed children's wear if they appreciate the value and think they are reasonably priced. (references) | |
Lying in the heart of Europe, the Czech Republic is uniquely positioned to become a key transport hub integrating Western and Eastern Europe. (references) | ||
The TIA will be promoting themed travel and aspects of travel that are uniquely American through its marketing efforts and advertising campaigns. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Thailand | Under the provisions of the Religious Organizations Act of 1969, the RAD recognizes a new religion if a national census shows that it has at least 5,000 adherents, has a uniquely recognizable theology, and is not politically active. (references) |
Economic History | Australia | Land-based telephony operates according to European E1 standards, but differ somewhat to create a uniquely Australian version. (references) |
Korea | Another good source of contacts is the Association of Foreign Trading Agents of Korea (AFTAK), a well-established, private trade association founded under government auspices uniquely dedicated to increasing imports into Korea. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Dennis Miller | It's fine to think your children are better than everybody else's, because everybody thinks their kids are uniquely perfect. |
Lynne Cheney | That we are so uniquely blessed to live in freedom as we do. And that if you don't understand how we got to be this way, how we got to be a free and independent country, you first of all don't understand what a privilege it is. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Activities will be pursued when they can be uniquely or more efficiently accomplished in space. |
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| "Uniquely" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.81% of the time. "Uniquely" is used about 530 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.81% | 529 | 11,572 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.19% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 530 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "uniquely": uniquely suited. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "uniquely": uniquely-constructed, uniquely-talented, uniquely-valuable, uniquely-voiced. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
uniquely yours | 15 |
uniquely you | 14 |
uniquely you dress form | 6 |
uniquely crafted | 3 |
invitation uniquely yours | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "uniquely"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 独特地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | unübertrefflich (consummate, matchless, superlative, superlatively, unbeatable, unmatched, unsurpassable), einmalig (amazing, fantastic, nonrecurring, one off, one shot, one-time, single, singular, unheard of, unique, unmatched, unparallel, unparalleled, unrepeatable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | μοναδικώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | páratlanul, egyedülálló módon (matchlessly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 일하게 (singularly, solely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iquelyunay однозначно (unambiguously). (various references) unikt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Uniquely" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: uniqually. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "uniquely" (pronounced yuwnē"klē) |
| 4 | -ē" k l ē | biweekly, meekly, obliquely, sleekly, weakly, weekly. |
| 3 | -k l ē | academically, acoustically, aerobically, aerodynamically, aesthetically, alchemically, algebraically, alphabetically, analytically, anatomically, angelically, apologetically, artistically, astronomically, athletically, authentically, automatically, basically, biologically, blankly, briskly, brusquely, categorically, characteristically, chemically, chronologically, classically, cosmetically, darkly, democratically, demographically, diplomatically, dogmatically, domestically, dramatically, drastically, ecologically, economically, ecstatically, emphatically, energetically, enthusiastically, erratically, ethnically, euphemistically, fantastically, forensically, frankly, generically, genetically, geometrically, geopolitically, graphically, grotesquely, heroically, hypothetically, hysterically, ideologically, idiotically, ironically, likely, linguistically, logically, logistically, lyrically, mechanically, medically, metaphorically, microscopically, musically, newsweekly, numerically, optically, organically, paradoxically, pathologically, phonetically, physiologically, poetically, practically, prickly, prolifically, psychologically, publically, publicly, quickly, radically, realistically, rhetorically, rhythmically, sarcastically, sickly, slickly, sparkly, specifically, sporadically, starkly, stoically, strategically, stylistically, symmetrically, synthetically, systematically, systemically, terrifically, thematically, theologically, thickly, tragically, typically, uncharacteristically, undiplomatically, unlikely, unrealistically, vertically, volcanically. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-n-q-u-u-y" | |
-2 letters: unique. | |
-3 letters: liney. | |
-4 letters: inly, lien, lieu, line, liny, lune, luny, quey, quin, yule. | |
-5 letters: lei, leu, ley, lie, lin, lye, nil, ulu, yen, yin. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-n-q-u-u-y" | |
+1 letter: unquietly. | |
+5 letters: unequivocably, unequivocally, unqualifiedly. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 69 71 75 65 6C 79 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .. --.- ..- . .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01101001 01110001 01110101 01100101 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n i q u e l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0069 0071 0075 0065 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5580758387717891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Quotations: Spoken 8. Quotations: Speeches | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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