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unusual

un-YOO-zhoo-uhl/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/

2 meanings of unusual

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Not usual; different from what normally happens or is commonly seen, and so out of the ordinary.

    The detective noticed an unusual pattern in the financial records.

    Snow this late in spring is unusual even for the mountains.

    Similaruncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable, abnormal

    Oppositeusual, normal, common, ordinary

  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A thing that is out of the ordinary; an anomaly that departs from what is normally expected.

    Collectors of antiques prize the unusual above the merely old.

    Her photography captures the unusual in everyday street scenes.

    Oppositeordinary, usual

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Origin

Formed from the prefix un- ("not") added to usual.