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  • 31unheard — un|heard [ˌʌnˈhə:d US ə:rd] adj not heard or listened to ▪ Her cries for help went unheard …

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  • 32unheard of — previously unknown; very unusual. → unheard …

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  • 33unheard — adjective 1》 not heard or listened to. 2》 (unheard of) previously unknown; very unusual …

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  • 34unheard of — adjective these medical procedures were unheard of just ten years ago Syn: unprecedented, exceptional, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, unthought of, undreamed of, unbelievable, inconceivable, unimaginable, unthinkable; unknown, unfamiliar,… …

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  • 35unheard — un•heard [[t]ʌnˈhɜrd[/t]] adj. 1) not heard; not perceived by the ear 2) not given a hearing or audience 3) archaic unheard of • Etymology: 1250–1300 …

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  • 36unheard — adj. 1 not heard. 2 (usu. unheard of) unprecedented, unknown …

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  • 37unheard presence —    someone dismissed from employment    Television and radio jargon of a character WRITTEN OUT OF THE SCRIPT:     The failure of his relationship to Lizzie Archer was the fate of Nigel Pargeter, who will become an unheard presence radio… …

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  • 38unheard-of — adjective Previously unknown; unprecedented …

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  • 39unheard-of — Synonyms and related words: disgraceful, extreme, inconceivable, nameless, obscure, offensive, outlandish, outrageous, shocking, unbelievable, unfamiliar, unidentified, unimaginable, unimagined, unknown, unprecedented, unsung, unthinkable,… …

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  • 40unheard-of — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unprecedented, unexampled; unbelievable, inconceivable. See unconformity, impossibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unprecedented, unique, new; see unknown 1 , unusual 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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