What is not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n called?

uncommon — Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)

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