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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-pres-i-den-tid]
- /ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪd/
- /ʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-pres-i-den-tid]
- /ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪd/
Definitions of unprecedented word
- adjective unprecedented without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event. 1
- adjective unprecedented If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before. 0
- adjective unprecedented If you describe something as unprecedented, you are emphasizing that it is very great in quality, amount, or scale. 0
- adjective unprecedented having no precedent; unparalleled 0
- adjective unprecedented having no precedent or parallel; unheard-of; novel 0
- adjective unprecedented Never before seen or done, without precedent. 0
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Origin of unprecedented
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; un-1 + precedent + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Unprecedented
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unprecedented popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
unprecedented usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unprecedented
adj unprecedented
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- causal — If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.
- causative — Causative factors are ones which are responsible for causing something.
- champer — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
- demiurgic — Philosophy. Platonism. the artificer of the world. (in the Gnostic and certain other systems) a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.
adjective unprecedented
- exceptional — Unusual; not typical.
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
- originative — having or characterized by the power of originating; creative.
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