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unprecedented

/ənˈpɹɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/

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What does unprecedented mean?

adjective

  1. Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.

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IPA pronunciation

/ənˈpɹɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/

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But Hepzibah could not rid herself of the sense of something unprecedented at that instant passing and soon to be accomplished.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of the Seven GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #77
MAJOR In that case unprecedented, Single I shall live and die— I shall have to be contented With their heartfelt sympathy!
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
More book examples (3)
Fanny, in dismay at such an unprecedented question, did not know which way to look, or how to be prepared for the answer.
Jane AustenMansfield ParkProject Gutenberg ebook #141
“As I was about to remark,” he went on steadily, “it is unprecedented, and I don’t think we can do anything for you.”
Jack LondonThe People of the AbyssProject Gutenberg ebook #1688
The fact that we worked at chemistry somehow got known at school, and as it was an unprecedented fact, I was nicknamed “Gas.”
Charles DarwinThe Autobiography of Charles DarwinProject Gutenberg ebook #2010