How to pronounce unprecedented
American English pronunciation
un-PRES-ih-den-tid
- IPA
- /ʌnˈpɹɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/
- Syllables
- un · PRES · ih · den · tid (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What unprecedented means
Never having happened before
In a sentence: Snow in the desert in July would be unprecedented.
Where it comes from: It's un- plus precedent, something that happened before and shows the way, plus -ed.
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