having no precedent or parallel; unheard-of; novel
adjective
The definition of unprecedented is something that has not happened before.
An example of unprecedented is the Olympic athlete taking home nine medals, setting a new record.
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unprecedented
adjective
Having no previous example: unprecedented economic growth.
Related Forms:
- un·prec′e·dent′ed·ly
adverb
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Origin
un- +"Ž precedent +"Ž -ed.
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Sentence Examples
- The preparations were made on an unprecedented scale.
- Under a government which allowed to the people an unprecedented liberty of speech.
- During the year 1905-1906 the society's circulation reached the unprecedented total of 5,977,453 copies, including 968,683 Bibles and 1,326,475 Testaments.
- After America's entrance into the war he was called upon to raise unprecedented sums of money.
- Bocskay survived this signal and unprecedented triumph only a few months.
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WORDS NEAR unprecedented IN THE DICTIONARY
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