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Definition of uncommon adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uncommon

adjective
 
/ʌnˈkɒmən/
 
/ʌnˈkɑːmən/
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  1. not existing in large numbers or in many places synonym unusual, rare
    • an uncommon occurrence
    • Side effects from the drug are uncommon.
    • It is not uncommon for college students to live at home.
    • Red squirrels are uncommon in England.
    opposite common
    Extra Examples
    • Such technologies were still uncommon in the US.
    • Oswald is an uncommon name nowadays.
    • It is not uncommon to find 30 different species on one tree.
    • Unfortunately, racist attacks are not at all uncommon.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. (formal or literary) unusually large in degree or amount; great synonym remarkable
    • She showed uncommon pleasure at his arrival.
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