Un*com"mon (?), a.

Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted.

-- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n.

 

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