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Uncommon

Uncommon Meaning & Definition
Uncommon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Uncommon?

[adj] not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
[adj] marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Uncommon: especial(a) | exceptional | particular(a) | rare | special | unusual | unwonted

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See Also | extraordinary

Uncommon In Webster's Dictionary

\Un*com"mon\, a. Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. Syn: Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. -- {Un*com"mon*ly}, adv. -- {Un*com"mon*ness}, n.

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