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first-of-its-kind

first-of-its-kind adjective: unique and exceptionally different.

Adjective

first-of-its-kind (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Unique and exceptionally different.
  2. (uncommon) Something unique which appears in the earliest phases.
    • A Chinese court on Thursday found that a transgender man was unjustly fired from his job, a first-of-its-kind ruling that activists called a step forward in the fight for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.2017 July 27, Emily Rauhala, “Transgender Chinese man wins first-of-its-kind labor discrimination case”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2017, WorldViews

Noun

first-of-its-kind (plural first-of-its-kinds)

  1. (uncommon) A unique example or type appearing in the earliest phases.

Forms of first-of-its-kind

pluralfirst-of-its-kinds

Questions about first-of-its-kind

What does first-of-its-kind mean?
First-of-its-kind means unique and exceptionally different.
What part of speech is first-of-its-kind?
First-of-its-kind can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near first-of-its-kind in the dictionary

  1. first-nameless
  2. first-names
  3. first-naming
  4. first-nighter
  5. first-nighters
  6. first-of-its-kind
  7. first-of-its-kinds
  8. first-order
  9. first-order hold
  10. first-order holds
  11. first-order logic

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