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 Appears in Phrases (1) See all unprecedented expansion an increase in size or extent greater or different than anything seen before Adjective + noun Etymology From un- + precedent + -ed. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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