Adjective

(en adjective)

(not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.

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Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.

Particular, characteristic.

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(proscribed) Of a rare quality, unusual.

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Adjective

(en-adj)

Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.

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, title= Obama goes troll-hunting , passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}

(lb) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography.