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unconventionality

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un⋅con⋅ven⋅tion⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [uhn-kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
2. something unconventional, as an act.
Origin:
1850–55; un- 1 + conventionality
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un·con·ven·tion·al   (ŭn'kən-věn'shə-nəl)   
adj.  Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary.
un'con·ven'tion·al'i·ty (-shə-nāl'ĭ-tē) n., un'con·ven'tion·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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