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unusual

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un⋅u⋅su⋅al

  [uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl]
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–adjective
not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
Origin:
1575–85; un- 1 + usual

Related forms:
un⋅u⋅su⋅al⋅ly, adverb
un⋅u⋅su⋅al⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
extraordinary, remarkable; rare, strange, singular, curious, queer, odd.
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un·u·su·al   (ŭn-yōō'zhōō-əl)   
adj.  Not usual, common, or ordinary.
un·u'su·al·ly adv., un·u'su·al·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unusual 
1582, from un- (1) "not" + usual.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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