second-rate vs unique

second-rate

adj
  • Of mediocre quality; not first-rate. 

  • Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having 80–98 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 700–750, and weighing approximately 2,200 tons burthen. 

noun
  • A second-rate ship of the line. 

unique

adj
  • Of a rare quality, unusual. 

  • Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched. 

  • Of a feature, such that only one holder has it. 

  • Particular, characteristic. 

noun
  • A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled; one of a kind. 

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