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Definitions for unprecedented
ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪdun·prece·dent·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unprecedentedadjective

    having no precedent; novel

    "an unprecedented expansion in population and industry"

Wiktionary

  1. unprecedentedadjective

    Never before seen or done, without precedent.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unprecedentedadjective

    Not justifiable by any example.

    The secret of all this unprecedented proceeding in their masters, they must not impute to freedom. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. unprecedented

    Unprecedented refers to something that has never been done or experienced before. It implies a unique or novel situation, event, or action that does not have an example or basis in past occurrences.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unprecedentedadjective

    having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unprecedented

    un-pres′ē-den-ted, adj. having no precedent: novel.—adv. Unprec′edentedly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unprecedented in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unprecedented in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of unprecedented in a Sentence

  1. Prince Ali:

    The FIFA Oversight Group ...is an essential element to revive FIFA’s reputation and restore it to what it should be – a service organization for football, having the commitment of a group of people with such impeccable credentials, unquestioned integrity and global standing represents an unprecedented response to the unprecedented crisis sweeping FIFA.

  2. Jessica Anderson:

    The Biden Administration needs to wake up and learn that it is not acceptable to use children for an experimental woke agenda, by pushing to expand access to dangerous cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers for minors without parental consent, Biden’s Executive Order threatens the physical and mental health – and futures – of our nation’s children. It’s also an unprecedented power grab, using the stroke of a pen to bully governors and parents who are simply trying to protect kids in their state.

  3. Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

    France, like other countries, is facing a terror threat that is unprecedented in its nature and magnitude, ... Terrorists are targeting France to divide us.

  4. Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney:

    We can not allow hate to divide us now, in the face of unprecedented difficulties.

  5. Volodymyr Tsyalkovsky:

    They need to be able to fight and survive this aggression, people of Ukraine have a tremendous resilience and tremendous patriotism. The way this disaster united us is unprecedented. We see the support and continued effort to end this war.

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