one of a kind

one of a kind
one of a kind phrase
used for saying that someone or something is completely different from other people or things

My Aunt Mary is one of a kind. She’s eighty, and not afraid of anything.

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Main entry: kind

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unique
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see kind I

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one of a kind
: a person or thing that is not like any other person or thing

I don't know how we'll ever replace Mary after she retires. She's really one of a kind.

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Main Entry:kind

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one of a ˈkind idiom
the only one like this
Syn: unique

My father was one of a kind— I'll never be like him.

Main entry:kindidiom

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