uncommon (a)

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type a
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def not common or ordinarily encountered
def unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
examples uncommon birds
frost and floods are uncommon during these months
doing an uncommon amount of business
an uncommon liking for money
he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability
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Also see extraordinary; unusual
Attribute commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
Derivationally related form uncommon → uncommonness
Antonym uncommon → common
Similar to especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special; rare; red carpet(a), red-carpet(a); unusual; unwonted
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Antonym common → uncommon
Similar to especial(a), exceptional, particular(a), special; rare; red carpet(a), red-carpet(a); unusual; unwonted
Also see unusual; extraordinary
Derived from adjective uncommonly → uncommon
Attribute commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
Derivationally related form uncommonness → uncommon

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