uncommon
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ʌnˈkɒmən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒmən
Adjective
[edit]uncommon (comparative more uncommon or uncommoner, superlative most uncommon or uncommonest)
- Rare; not readily found; unusual.
- Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state.
- 1946 January and February, “The Why and The Wherefore: The Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 59:
- This is not an uncommon practice.
- Remarkable; exceptional.
- The diamond was of uncommon size
Synonyms
[edit]- (rare): infrequent, raresome, scarce; see also Thesaurus:rare
Translations
[edit]rare; not readily found; unusual
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remarkable; exceptional
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Adverb
[edit]uncommon (not comparable)
- (archaic, UK, dialect) Exceedingly, exceptionally.
- 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC:
- ‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William.
‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’
‘I’m told the dumplings is uncommon fine down there,’ said William.
- 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 159:
- 'The Squire's pretty springe, considering his weight,' said Mr Macey, 'and he stamps uncommon well.'
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