# unprecedented

Pronunciation: US say "un-PRES-i-den-tid" /ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/; AUS say "un-PREE-suh-den-tuhd" /ʌnˈpɹiːsədɛntəd/

## Adjective

1. Never before seen, done, or experienced; having no earlier example to compare against.
   - Simple: Never seen or done before in all of history.
   - _The outbreak forced governments to take unprecedented measures across the region._
   - _The team finished the year with an unprecedented run of thirty straight wins._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "un-" combined with "precedent" and the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unprecedented (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).