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uncommon

 
(ŭn-kŏm'ən) pronunciation
adj., -er, -est.
  1. Not common; rare.
  2. Wonderful; remarkable.
uncommonly un·com'mon·ly adv.
uncommonness un·com'mon·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Rarely occurring or appearing: infrequent, occasional, rare, scarce, sporadic, unusual. Idioms: few and far between. See usual/unusual.
  2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, unusual. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.


adj

Definition: very different
Antonyms: common, familiar, normal, regular, usual

adj

Definition: wonderful, exceptional
Antonyms: bad, imperfect, poor

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - unormalt, usædvanligt, ualmindeligt
adv. - unormal, usædvanlig, ualmindelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
niet veel voorkomend, bijzonder

Français (French)
adj. - rare
adv. - rarissime

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungewöhnlich
adv. - ungewöhnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος

Italiano (Italian)
infrequente, inconsueto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incomum

Русский (Russian)
необыкновенный, редкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - raro, poco común, extraordinario, excepcional
adv. - de forma poco común

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ovanlig, sällsynt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不寻常的, 罕有的, 不凡的, 非常地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不尋常的, 罕有的, 不凡的
adv. - 非常地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일반적이지 않은, 보기 드문, 신기한
adv. - 보기 드물게, 비상하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 珍しい, 異常な, 非凡な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مالوف, استثنائي, نادر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא רגיל, ראוי לציון‬
adv. - ‮באופן לא רגיל (מיושן)‬


 
 
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