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ūnĭcus , a, um, adj. id.,
I.one and no more, only, sole, single (class.).
I. Lit., of number: “tuus unicus gnatus,” Plaut. As. 1, 1, 1: “gnatus,” id. Poen. prol. 68; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 79; 3, 2, 29: “gnata,” id. And. 3, 3. 8; “1, 1, 73: filius,” Plaut. Poen. prol. 65; id. Cas. 2, 3, 45; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 41; Cic. Rosc. Am. 14, 41: “quid me patrem par facere'st, quoi ille'st unicus?” Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 38 (44): “filia,” Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 41; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41, § 104; Verg. Cir. 334; Just. 1, 4, 2: “consul,” Liv. 7, 25, 11: “maritus,” Hor. C. 3, 14, 5: “vestis,” Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 26: “anser erat,” Ov. M. 8, 684: “orbis,” id. ib. 13, 853: “ancillula,” App. M. 1, p. 112, 6.—Strengthened by unus: “qui me unum atque unicum amicum habuit,” Cat. 73, 6: “idque unum et prae omnibus unicum effice,” App. M. 4, p. 156, 32.—By solus: “quamlubet esto Unica res quaedam nativo corpore sola,” Lucr. 2, 542: “unica solaque res,” id. 2, 1078.—
B. In partic., of abstract subjects: “spes unica imperii populi Romani, L. Quinctius,” Liv. 3, 26, 8: “unicum doloris levamentum studia,” Plin. Ep. 8, 19, 1: “satis tutum praesidium, quod unicum est,” Cels. 7, 33: “unicum afflictae mihi solamen hoc est,” Sen. Troad. 703; id. Phoen. 89.—
II. Trop., of nature, character, or quality, alone of its kind, singular, uncommon, unparalleled, unique (cf.: egregius, eminens): homo unica est natura ac singularia, Turp. ap. Non. 491, 3: “quis tam ... ingenio unico? Afran. ap. Fest. s. v. sagaces, p. 321 Müll.: eximius imperator, unicus dux,” Liv. 7, 12, 13; so, “imperator,” id. 6, 6, 17: “vir unicus in omni fortunā,” id. 7, 1, 9: “juvenis,” id. 8, 32, 13: “dictator,” id. 22, 14, 9: “spectator caeli siderumque (Archimedes),” id. 24, 34, 2: “ultor Romanae ignominiae,” id. 9, 15, 10: “puer,” Ov. M. 3, 454: “volucris,” id. ib. 8, 239; cf. id. ib. 12, 531: “liberalitas,” Cic. Quint. 12, 41: “fides,” Liv. 33, 21, 4: “spes,” Quint. 6, praef. § 2: “mors,” Luc. 4. 509: “concordia,” Liv. 3, 33, 8: “exemplum,” id. 1, 21, 21: “nam tu poëta es prorsus ad eam rem unicus,” singularly fit, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 3: “tibi ille unicu'st, mihi etiam unico magis unicus,” more than an orly one, more than a darling, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 47; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 3.—
B. Esp., in a bad sense, singularly bad, detestable (rare): “unica malitia atque nequitia,” Auct. Her. 3, 6, 11: “scelus,” Vell. 2, 7, 2: luxuria, Fest. s. v. Sardanapalus, p. 322 Müll.—Hence, adv.: ūnĭcē , alone, solely, singularly, especially, in an extraordinary degree: “aliquem unice diligere,” Cic. Or. 1, 1: “eximie et unice delectare,” Gell. 11, 13, 4: “eo ornamento P.Vergilius unice est usus,” Quint. 8, 3, 24: “cujus amator unice Vergilius fuit,” id. 9, 3, 14: “quid Tiridaten terreat, unice Securus,” i. e. utterly regardless, Hor. C. 1, 26, 5: “mammarum vitiis aizoum unice medetur,” Plin. 26, 15, 92, § 163.—In Plaut. with unus: “me unice unum ex omnibus te atque illam amare aiebas mihi,” Plaut. As. 1, 3, 56: “immo unice unum plurimi pendit,” id. Bacch. 2, 2, 29; id. Stich. 1, 1, 12; id. Truc. 1, 2, 91.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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