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- DictionaryUn·prec·e·dent·ed/ˌənˈpresədən(t)əd/
adjective
- 1. never done or known before: "the emphasis has been on shaping bold solutions to save lives and livelihoods in these unprecedented times"
never having happened or existed in the past: This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale. Fewer examples. She took the unprecedented step of revealing the truth about the situation. Such an event was unprecedented in the 20th century.
IPA guide. Something that is unprecedented is not known, experienced, or done before. If you've never gone on a family beach vacation but you're planning one now, you could refer to it as an unprecedented decision. The root of this word is precedent, a noun referring to something done or said that is used as an example to be followed in the future.
2 days ago · 1. adjective. If something is unprecedented, it has never happened before. Such a move is rare, but not unprecedented. Synonyms: unparalleled, unheard-of, exceptional, new More Synonyms of unprecedented. 2. adjective. If you describe something as unprecedented, you are emphasizing that it is very great in quality, amount, or scale. [emphasis]
unprecedented. adjective. /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/. /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/. that has never happened, been done or been known before. The situation is unprecedented in modern times. There were unprecedented scenes of violence in the city’s main square. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
adjective. uk / ʌnˈpresɪd ə ntɪd / us. Add to word list. never having happened before: The Internet has given people unprecedented access to information. (Definition of unprecedented from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unprecedented. in Chinese (Traditional) 史無前例的，空前的, 絕無僅有的… See more.
adj. having no precedent; unparalleled. unˈpreceˌdentedly adv. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. un•prec•e•dent•ed. (ʌnˈprɛs ɪˌdɛn tɪd) adj. never before known or experienced; unparalleled. [1615–25]
never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled: an unprecedented event. un - 1 + precedent + - ed2 1615–25. un•prec′e•dent′ed•ly, adv. un•prec′e•dent′ed•ness, n. unique, extraordinary, exceptional, novel. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unprecedented /ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/ adj.
