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a breed apart

a breed apart noun: entirely different from the average within a group; sharply diverging from the norm; in a league of one's own.

Noun

a breed apart (uncountable)

  1. Entirely different from the average within a group; sharply diverging from the norm; in a league of one's own.
    • While I've met many good doctors in my life, this one was a breed apart.

Questions about a breed apart

What does a breed apart mean?
A breed apart means entirely different from the average within a group; sharply diverging from the norm; in a league of one's own.
What part of speech is a breed apart?
A breed apart is a noun.

Words near a breed apart in the dictionary

  1. A board
  2. A boards
  3. a bob each way
  4. a boon and a bane
  5. a boon or a bane
  6. a breed apart
  7. a bridge too far
  8. a broken clock is right twice a day
  9. a buck is a buck
  10. a buck is a buck is a buck
  11. a buck's a buck

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