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  • 11unheard-of — [adj] unique, obscure exceptional, inconceivable, little known, nameless, new, novel, outlandish, preposterous, rare, shocking, singular, unbelievable, undiscovered, unfamiliar, unknown, unlikely, unprecedented, unrenowned, unsung, unusual;… …

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  • 12unheard-of — adjective previously unknown a first novel by an unheard of writer developments on an unheard of scale • Similar to: ↑unknown * * * adj 1 UNTHINKABLE, inconceivable, unbelievable, unimaginable, undreamed of, unprecedented, extraordinary,… …

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  • 13unheard — [[t]ʌ̱nhɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, ADJ after v, also ADJ n (disapproval) If you say that a person or their words go unheard, you are expressing criticism because someone refuses to pay attention to what is said or take it into… …

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  • 14unheard of — 1) ADJ: v link ADJ You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it never happens. Meals are taken communally with other guests in the dining room. Private bathrooms and toilets are unheard of... It s almost unheard of in France for a …

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  • 15unheard-of — /un herrd uv , ov , euhv/, adj. 1. that was never heard of; unknown: an unheard of artist. 2. such as was never known before; unprecedented: an unheard of salary. 3. shocking or outrageous: unheard of conduct. [1585 95] * * * …

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  • 16unheard of — un heard of adj unheard of something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before ▪ Travel for pleasure was almost unheard of until the 19th century …

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  • 17unheard — adj. VERBS ▪ go ▪ Their protests went unheard. ADVERB ▪ previously ▪ a previously unheard tape of their conversations …

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  • 18unheard-of — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ absolutely, completely, quite, totally ▪ At that time, it was completely unheard of for girls to go to college …

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  • 19unheard — un|heard [ ʌn hɜrd ] adjective 1. ) ignored: go unheard: Her ideas went unheard yet again. 2. ) not heard by anyone …

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  • 20unheard-of — un heard ,of adjective something that is unheard of is very unusual or has never happened before: This was an unheard of piece of luck …

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