Unprecedented

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  • adjective. Having no previous example.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having no precedent or example; unexampled.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example; novel; new; unexampled.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Never before seen or done, without precedent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having no precedent; novel
  • Word Usage
    "The word "unprecedented" really does not adequately describe the Fed's intervention to rescue financial institutions."
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    new  unexampled  
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