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1. (noun) unit of measurement, unit
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
"the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
2. (noun) unit
an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
"the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
3. (noun) unit, social unit
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
"the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
4. (noun) unit
a single undivided whole
"an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
5. (noun) unit, building block
a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
"units of nucleic acids"
6. (noun) whole, unit
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
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Definition of 'unit' 
