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unit
ADJECTIVE:

being, relating to, or measuring one unit.

Origin:

1570; coined by John Dee as a translation of Greek mónas (previously rendered as unity); perhaps influenced by digit. Dictionary 2: C16: back formation from unity, perhaps on the model of digit. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of unit: Noun: 1570. Adjective: 1633. History and Etymology for unit: Noun: back-formation from unity. —Merriam-Webster.

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