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uniquity

PRONUNCIATION:

(yoo-NIK-wuh-tee)

MEANING:

noun: The quality of being the only one of its kind.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French unique, from Latin unus (one). Earliest documented use: 1789.

USAGE:

“The other guidelines we considered include affordability (most are under $100), uniquity (we tried to find things you might not have), and locality (by emphasizing smaller, SoCal-based businesses).”
Gift Guide; Los Angeles Times; Nov 1, 2020.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

If you view religion as necessary for ethics, you've reduced us to the ethical level of four-year-olds. "If you follow these commandments you'll go to heaven, if you don't you'll burn in hell" is just a spectacular version of the carrots and sticks with which you raise your children. -Susan Neiman, philosopher and author (b. 27 Mar 1955)

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