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- Dictionaryunprecedented/ʌnˈprɛsɪdɛntɪd/
adjective
- 1. never done or known before: "the emphasis has been on shaping bold solutions to save lives and livelihoods in these unprecedented times"
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never having happened or existed in the past: This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale. Fewer examples. She took the unprecedented step of revealing the truth about the situation. Such an event was unprecedented in the 20th century. Unemployment has reached an unprecedented level.
Unprecedented definition: without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled. See examples of UNPRECEDENTED used in a sentence.
The meaning of UNPRECEDENTED is having no precedent : novel, unexampled. How to use unprecedented in a sentence.
Something that is unprecedented is not known, experienced, or done before. If you've never gone on a family beach vacation but you're planning one now, you could refer to it as an unprecedented decision.
never having happened or existed in the past: This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale. Fewer examples. She took the unprecedented step of revealing the truth about the situation. Such an event was unprecedented in the 20th century. Unemployment has reached an unprecedented level.
If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before. Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented. Unfortunately we are living in unprecedented times. In 1987 the Socialists took the unprecedented step of appointing a civilian to command the force.
that has never happened, been done, or been known before The situation is unprecedented in modern times. There were unprecedented scenes of violence in the city's main square.
