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uncommon

English

Etymology

un- +? common

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?k?m?n/
  • Rhymes: -?m?n

Adjective

uncommon (comparative uncommoner, superlative uncommonest)

  1. Rare; not readily found; unusual.
  2. Remarkable; exceptional.

Synonyms

  • (rare): infrequent, raresome, scarce; see also Thesaurus:rare

Translations

Adverb

uncommon (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, Britain, dialect) Exceedingly, exceptionally.

Related terms

  • uncommonly
  • uncommonness

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oddball

English

Etymology

Compound of odd +? ball. Attested since the 1940s, with the adjective appearing earlier than the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???d?b?l/

Noun

oddball (plural oddballs)

  1. An eccentric or unusual person.
  2. (neuroscience) A deviant stimulus that appears among repetitive stimuli during an experiment, to trigger an event-related potential in the participant.

Synonyms

  • (eccentric or unusual person): kook, odd duck, strange fish, queer fish, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person

Translations

Adjective

oddball (not comparable)

  1. Exotic, not mainstream.

Translations

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