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unusual

/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/ adjective A2
  1. Not usual, out of the ordinary. · Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.· It’s definitely not unusual for a couple to meet through friends or be set up on a date.
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Marilla turned quickly away to hide her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 124 · C1
A SHEPHERD driving his Sheep to a wood, saw an oak of unusual size full of acorns, and spreading his cloak under the branches, he climbed up into the tree and shook them down.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 91 · B2
Had the volume been an unusual one, he would have sent it to me.
The Valley of Fear, p. 6 · C1
“You are unusual,” replied Glinda.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 141 · B2

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