UNPRECEDENTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unprecedented mean? • UNPRECEDENTED (adjective)
The adjective UNPRECEDENTED has 1 sense:
1. having no precedent; novel
Familiarity information: UNPRECEDENTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNPRECEDENTED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having no precedent; novel
Context example:
an unprecedented expansion in population and industry
Similar:
new; unexampled (having no previous example or precedent or parallel)
Antonym:
precedented (having or supported or justified by a precedent)
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