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uniquify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
uniquify
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.

Transitive verb

verb

To turn an instance of a type into an instance of a new unique copy of the original type.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English unique Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English uniquify From unique + -ify.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uniquifies (present, singular) uniquifying (participle, present) uniquified (participle, past) uniquified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

uniquification

Questions

What does uniquify mean?
To eliminate duplicates from a list, especially when using the *nix command/function uniq.
Where does uniquify come from?
Etymology tree English unique Latin -i- Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin -ificāreder. Old French -ifierbor. Middle English -ifien English -ify English uniquify From unique + -ify.

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