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uncommon

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Etymology

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Fromun- +‎common.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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uncommon (comparativemoreuncommonoruncommoner,superlativemostuncommonoruncommonest)

  1. Rare; not readily found;unusual.(clarification of this definition is needed (uncommon > rare >very uncommon).)
    Bald eagles are anuncommon sighting in this state.
    • 1946 January and February, “The Why and The Wherefore: The Forth Bridge”, inRailway Magazine, page59:
      This is not anuncommon practice.
    • 2014 February 5, “Ramp Meters: Unappreciated or just misunderstood?”, inArizona Department of Transportation[1], archived fromthe original on25 June 2022:
      There’s no delicate way to put this, so we’re just going to come right out and say it – we feel that ramp meters are underappreciated.[] Yet, it’s notuncommon to see drivers totally ignore a ramp meter and drive right through its red light.
  2. Remarkable;exceptional.
    The diamond was ofuncommon size

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Translations

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rare; not readily found; unusualsee alsorare,‎infrequent,‎noncommon
remarkable; exceptionalsee alsoexceptional,‎extraordinary

Adverb

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uncommon (notcomparable)

  1. (archaic, UK, dialect)Exceedingly, exceptionally.
    • 1849 May –1850 November,Charles Dickens,The Personal History of David Copperfield, London:Bradbury & Evans, [], published1850,→OCLC:
      ‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William.
      ‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’
      ‘I’m told the dumplings isuncommon fine down there,’ said William.
    • 1861,George Eliot,Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published1967, page159:
      'The Squire's pretty springe, considering his weight,' said Mr Macey, 'and he stampsuncommon well.'

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