unheard-of


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un·heard-of

(ŭn-hûrd′ŭv′, -ŏv′)
adj.
1. Not previously known; unknown.
2. Without precedent; unparalleled.
3. Highly offensive; outrageous or brazen.
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unheard-of

adj
1. previously unknown: an unheard-of actress.
2. without precedent: an unheard-of treatment.
3. highly offensive: unheard-of behaviour.
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unheard′-of`



adj.
1. unprecedented: an unheard-of scientific advance.
2. outrageous: unheard-of extravagance.
3. not previously known: the debut of an unheard-of singer.
[1585–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unheard-of - previously unknownunheard-of - previously unknown; "a first novel by an unheard of writer"; "developments on an unheard-of scale"
unknown - not known; "an unknown amount"; "an unknown island"; "an unknown writer"; "an unknown source"
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unheard-of

adjective
1. unprecedented, inconceivable, undreamed of, new, novel, unique, unusual, unbelievable, singular, ground-breaking, never before encountered, unexampled In those days, it was unheard-of for a woman to work after marriage.
2. shocking, extreme, outrageous, offensive, unacceptable, unthinkable, disgraceful, preposterous, outlandish the unheard-of rate of a bottle of rum for $30
3. obscure, unknown, undiscovered, unfamiliar, little known, unsung, unremarked, unregarded an unheard-of comic waiting for his big break to come along
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unheard-of

adjective
Not known or not widely known by name:
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Translations

unheard-of

[ʌnˈhɜːdɒv] ADJ (= unprecedented) → inaudito; (= outrageous) → escandaloso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unheard-of

adj (= unknown)gänzlich unbekannt; (= unprecedented)einmalig, noch nicht da gewesen; (= outrageous)unerhört
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unheard-of

[ʌnˈhɜːdɒv] adj (unprecedented) → inaudito/a, senza precedenti; (outrageous) → dell'altro mondo
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Felix soon learned that the treacherous Turk, for whom he and his family endured such unheard-of oppression, on discovering that his deliverer was thus reduced to poverty and ruin, became a traitor to good feeling and honour and had quitted Italy with his daughter, insultingly sending Felix a pittance of money to aid him, as he said, in some plan of future maintenance.
"They are, Miss Eyre, though they absolutely require a new statute: unheard-of combinations of circumstances demand unheard-of rules."
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Lin said a friend told him he had found all references to Taiwan changed to 'Chinese Taipei,' with even completely apolitical terms like 'Taiwan Island' and 'Taiwan Strait' being revised to the previously unheard-of 'Chinese Taipei Island' and 'Chinese Taipei Strait.'
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