first-of-its-kind

adjective

Unique and exceptionally different.

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Meanings

adjectivefirst-of-its-kind (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommonUnique and exceptionally different.
  2. not comparableuncommonSomething 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
nounfirst-of-its-kind (plural first-of-its-kinds)

plural first-of-its-kinds

  1. uncommonA unique example or type appearing in the earliest phases.
Cite this entry
APA

first-of-its-kind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-of-its-kind

MLA

“first-of-its-kind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-of-its-kind. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first-of-its-kind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-of-its-kind.

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