"unusual" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ Audio: en-us-unusual.ogg [US] Forms: unusual [positive], more unusual [comparative], most unusual [superlative]
Etymology: un- + usual Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|usual}} un- + usual Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is unusual, it is not what you expect. It is not an everyday thing or happening. Synonyms: different, odd, rare, strange, uncommon
    Sense id: simple-unusual-en-adj-R4szzkNz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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