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uˈniquity
[Irreg. f. unique a. + -ity, prob. after antiquity.]
= prec. (Cf. unicity 2.)
Also, in recent use (1917), = a unique book.
1789H. Walpole Let. 20 July, As rarities, a collector would give ten times more for them: and uniquity will make them valued more than the charming poetry. 1793― Let. 17 Sept., I lament that the summer is over; not because of its uniquity, but because you two made it so delightful to me. 1862B. Taylor Home & Abr. Ser. ii. 399 The originality, the uniquity, of the place. 1886E. Randolph Mostly Fools II. i. 16 The idea..is unique, and uniquity, if I may permit myself the expression, is what we must aim at. 1898Atlantic Monthly LXXXII. 495/1 The lateness..of the bird's appearance, together with what a certain scholarly friend of mine would have called his ‘uniquity’. |