unprecedented C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #11409 Meanings 1 adj Never having happened or existed before. The country faced an unprecedented economic crisis. Thesaurus Word family Forms unprecedentedly Common collocations unprecedented expansion Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + precedent + -ed. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unprecedented **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 11409 ## Meanings 1. Never having happened or existed before. ## Examples - The country faced an unprecedented economic crisis. ## Etymology From un- + precedent + -ed. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown