"unheard-of" meaning in English

See unheard-of in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unheard-of [comparative], most unheard-of [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} unheard-of (comparative more unheard-of, superlative most unheard-of)
  1. Previously unknown; unprecedented. Synonyms: unheard of Translations (previously unknown; unprecedented): ἄπυστος (ápustos) (Ancient Greek), нечуван (nečuvan) (Bulgarian), 聞所未聞 (Chinese Mandarin), 闻所未闻 (wénsuǒwèiwén) (Chinese Mandarin), uhørt (Danish), uerhørt (Danish), uset (Danish), ennenkuulumaton (Finnish), inouï (French), sans précédent (French), einmalig (German), unerhört (German), bisher unbekannt (German), bislang nicht gekannt (German), beispiellos (German), inaudītus (Latin), нечуен (nečuen) (Macedonian), uhørt (Norwegian Bokmål), niesłychany (Polish), sem precedentes (Portuguese), nemaiauzit (Romanian), nemaipomenit (Romanian), неслы́ханный (neslýxannyj) (Russian), inaudito (Spanish), oerhörd (Swedish), hittils okänd (Swedish), eṅklyauṣätte (Tocharian B), duyulmadık (Turkish), нечу́ваний (nečúvanyj) (Ukrainian)

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