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uncommon

[ uhn-kom-uhn ]

adjective

uncommoner, uncommonest.
  1. not common; unusual; rare:

    an uncommon word.

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  2. unusual in amount or degree; above the ordinary:

    an uncommon amount of mail.

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  3. exceptional; remarkable.

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uncommon

/ ʌˈɒə /

adjective

  1. outside or beyond normal experience, conditions, etc; unusual
  2. in excess of what is normal

    an uncommon liking for honey

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. an archaic word for uncommonly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈdzDzԲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·dzmDz·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uncommon1

First recorded in 1540–50; un- 1 + common
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That’s especially so because the described symptoms — chronic fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, and dizziness among them — are not uncommon and often arise from other causes.

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Narcocorridos, songs praising drug cartel leaders, are not uncommon in Mexico.

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The actor’s loved ones said Allen was best known for portraying characters who “showed great vulnerability and uncommon empathy, which won her a legion of fans all over the world.”

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That stipulation isn’t uncommon among New York apartment buildings like the fancy Manhattan co-op Iris lives in, but that doesn’t make it any less inconvenient for her.

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Wildfires are relatively uncommon in South Korea, and related fatalities are rare.

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