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Uncommon

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

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Especial 84% connected

Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial man…

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Especial 84% connected

Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial man…

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Exceptional 84% connected

Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.

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Exceptional 84% connected

Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior.

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Extraordinary 84% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Extraordinary 84% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Particular 84% connected

Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual…

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Particular 84% connected

Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate; sole; single; individual…

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Rare 84% connected

Early.

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Rare 84% connected

Early.

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Special 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort.

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Special 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or sort.

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Unusual 84% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Unusual 84% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Unwonted 84% connected

Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers.

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Unwonted 84% connected

Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers.

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Commonness 66% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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Commonness 66% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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Extraordinary 66% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Extraordinary 66% connected

Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual, customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils; extraordinary remedies.

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Unusual 66% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Unusual 66% connected

Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition.

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Rare 92% connected

Early.

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Common 94% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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Common 94% connected

Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.

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