No. 11,597 in Russian
единственном
"Единственном" means "the only" or "the sole" in English.
In a sentence
В единственном экземпляре эта книга была передана в библиотеку.
This book was delivered to the library as a copy of its kind.
Here, "единственном" is used to mean "single" or "unique" to indicate there was only one instance of the book.
Он был единственном в своём классе, кто смог решить задачу.
He was the only one in his class who managed to solve the problem.
In this sentence, "единственном" describes a person being the sole individual capable of doing something.
Она нашла утешение в единственном друге, который остался с ней.
She found solace in the only friend who stayed with her.
"Единственном" is used here to indicate exclusivity in terms of the friend who remained supportive.
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