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   uncommon

   /ʌnˈkɒmən/

   adjective

   • 1. out of the ordinary; unusual: "prostate cancer is not uncommon in men over 60" Similar unusualabnormalrareatypicaluncustomaryunconventionalunexpectedunfamiliarstrangeoddcuriousout of the ordinaryextraordinaryout of the wayoutlandishoffbeatirregulardeviantnovelsingularpeculiarqueerbizarrefreakishquirkyalieninformal:weirdoddballway outfreakysomething elseoff the wallrarescarcefew and far betweenthin on the groundexceptionalabnormalisolatedoccasionalinfrequentirregularsporadicout of the commondated:seldomOpposite commoncommon
   • ▪ remarkably great (used for emphasis): "an uncommon amount of noise" Similar remarkableextraordinaryexceptionalsingularparticularmarkedoutstandingnotablenoteworthydistinctivestrikingsignificantespecialspecialsignalsuperioruniqueunparalleledunprecedentedprodigiousinformal:mind-bogglingmind-blowingOpposite ordinaryrun-of-the-mill

   adverb

   • 1. remarkably: archaic "he was uncommon afraid"

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