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

unprecedented

adjective
 
 
/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/
 
/ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/
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  1. that has never happened, been done or been known before
    • The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
    • There were unprecedented scenes of violence in the city’s main square.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • entirely
    • quite
    • totally
    • …
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sufficiently
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