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uncommon

adj
/ʌnˈkɒmən/

Etymology

From un- + common.

  1. derived from *mey-✻
  2. derived from commūnis
  3. derived from comun
  4. derived from comun
  5. inherited from comun
  6. prefixed as uncommon — “un- + common”

Definitions

  1. Rare

    Rare; not readily found; unusual.

    • Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state.
    • This is not an uncommon practice.

  2. Remarkable

    Remarkable; exceptional.

    • The diamond was of uncommon size

  3. Exceedingly, exceptionally.

    • ‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William. ‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’ ‘I’m told the dumplings is uncommon fine down there,’ said William.
    • 'The Squire's pretty springe, considering his weight,' said Mr Macey, 'and he stamps uncommon well.'

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at uncommon. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at uncommon. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at uncommon

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA