"unstrange" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unstrange [comparative], most unstrange [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English unstraunge, equivalent to un- + strange. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unstraunge}} Middle English unstraunge, {{pre|en|un-|strange|id1=negative}} un- + strange Head templates: {{en-adj}} unstrange (comparative more unstrange, superlative most unstrange)
  1. Not strange.
    Sense id: en-unstrange-en-adj-PvgHhBfE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), English terms prefixed with un- (reversive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: unstranges [present, singular, third-person], unstranging [participle, present], unstranged [participle, past], unstranged [past]
Etymology: From un- + strange. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un-|strange|id1=reversive}} un- + strange Head templates: {{en-verb}} unstrange (third-person singular simple present unstranges, present participle unstranging, simple past and past participle unstranged)
  1. (transitive, rare) To remove the strangeness from; to make less strange; make familiar. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unstrange-en-verb-aBRa8U6Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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