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The definition of unconventional is someone or something that deviates from the norm or accepted standard.

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Choosing to home school your child instead of sending him or her to school is an example of an unconventional schooling choice that is different from the norm.

See unconventional in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not conventional; not conforming to customary, formal, or accepted practices, standards, rules, etc.

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unconventionality noun
unconventionally adverb

See unconventional in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary.

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unˌcon·venˌtion·alˈi·ty (-shə-nălˈĭ-tē) noun

unˌcon·venˈtion·al·ly adverb

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