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- unprecedented [{{t}}ʌn'presɪdəntɪd]adjectivesans précédent;∎ this was quite unprecedented in the continent's history c'était du jamais vu dans l'histoire du continent
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Unprecedented — Un*prec e*dent*ed, a. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled. {Un*prec e*dent*ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unprecedented — I adjective anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, first, inauditus, incomparable, initial, miraculous, modern, new, newfangled, novel, novus, original, rare, singular, uncustomary, unequaled, unexampled, unexpected, unfamiliar, unheard of,… … Law dictionary
unprecedented — (adj.) 1620s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PRECEDENTED (Cf. precedented). In common use from c.1760 … Etymology dictionary
unprecedented — is pronounced with its second syllable pres not prees … Modern English usage
unprecedented — [adj] exceptional, original aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, bizarre, eccentric, exotic, extraordinary, fantastic, freakish, idiosyncratic, marvelous, miraculous, modern, new, newfangled, novel, odd, outlandish, outof the way*, outré, preternatural … New thesaurus
unprecedented — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ never done or known before. DERIVATIVES unprecedentedly adverb … English terms dictionary
unprecedented — [unpres′ə den΄tid] adj. having no precedent or parallel; unheard of; novel … English World dictionary
unprecedented — [[t]ʌnpre̱sɪdentɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before. Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented... In 1987 the Socialists took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian to command the force. 2) ADJ… … English dictionary
unprecedented — un|pre|ce|dent|ed [ʌnˈpresıdentıd] adj never having happened before, or never having happened so much ▪ He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false. ▪ Crime has increased on an unprecedented scale. unprecedented in ▪ an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unprecedented — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ entirely, quite, totally, truly ▪ by no means, hardly … Collocations dictionary
unprecedented — un|prec|e|dent|ed [ ʌn presıdentəd ] adjective * never having happened or existed before: The government took the unprecedented step of releasing confidential correspondence. a. the greatest in size, amount, degree, etc. that has ever been known … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
