"unexpectedness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: unexpected + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unexpected|ness}} unexpected + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unexpectedness (uncountable)
  1. The state of being unexpected. Tags: uncountable Translations (the state of being unexpected): անսպասելիություն (anspaseliutʻyun) (Armenian), odottamattomuus (Finnish), neuyerkid [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-unexpectedness-en-noun-AIIH4j-Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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