unusual English · revision 5092

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1579|origins=en un-, en usual}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ʌnˈjuː.ʒəl/, /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/, US /ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|un-|usual]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Not usual, uncommon: 1579 in MWU, 1582 in the OED, the 1580s in Etymonline.^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The OED notes that it came into common use from about 1600.^(OED 1989) ''Unusualness'' is from the 1570s and ''unusuality'' from 1799.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1579 – first known use.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1582 – uncommon.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Not usual or common; [[rare]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Remarkable or interesting because different.^(COED 2004)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[unusually]]

+ * [[unusualness]]

+ * [[unusuality]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[usual]]

+ * [[use]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}