unprecedented
pronunciation
How to pronounce unprecedented in British English:
UK [ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd]
How to pronounce unprecedented in American English:
US [ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd]
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- Adjective:
- having no precedent; novel
Word Origin
- unprecedented (adj.)
- 1620s, from un- (1) "not" + precedented. In common use from c. 1760.
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Example
- 1. This is a social experiment on an unprecedented scale .
- 2. We are losing biodiversity at an unprecedented rate .
- 3. This law appears to be unprecedented .
- 4. In some chinese provinces the ratio is an unprecedented 130 to 100 .
- 5. The bust , by contrast , dragged new construction to unprecedented depths .