UNCOMMON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of uncommon in English

(Definition of uncommon from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of uncommon from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of uncommon

uncommon
Outbreaks linked to commercially cooked and distributed products are uncommon.
Paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations were the predominant features, with formal thought disorder, catatonic features and negative symptoms being uncommon.
Grandchildren who lived abroad were not uncommon in this category of grandparents.
In addition, our preliminary analyses indicated that breaches that might represent moral transgressions were uncommon.
As is not uncommon with a primary care orientation, this programme has been initiated by health providers.
Imperfect market mechanisms are also indicated by the fact that prior to about 1720 exchanges of houses between two families were not uncommon.
The coordinates vary with illumination, do not capture perceived similarity relations, and are tied to very specific and (outside the laboratory) uncommon viewing conditions.
Conflict within company directorates and between companies was not uncommon.
However, such direct parasitological assessment is awkward and uncommon, and serological methods are now the mainstay for laboratory diagnosis.
Taylor compounded for the living before he was presented, a not uncommon practice.
Although not a pr imary hospice condition, pressure ulcers are not uncommon in dy ing patients.
There is nothing unusual or uncommon about this sort of situation.
Serious adverse events attributable to the antipsychotic medication were uncommon; however, side effects were not systematically evaluated in most studies.
Although these results appear low, this is not uncommon for specifications based on growth-rate data.
When this ceases, it is not uncommon for the speaker to abandon the turn and reformulate.
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Translations of uncommon

in Chinese (Traditional)
不頻繁的, 罕見的,不常有的, 極端的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不频繁的, 罕见的,不常有的, 极端的…
in Spanish
poco común, poco común [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
incomum, inusitado…
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लोकविलक्षण, असामान्य…
まれな…
nadir, ender rastlanır, alışılmamış…
rare, singulier/-ière, peu commun/-e…
poc comú…
zeldzaam…
அடிக்கடி பார்க்கவில்லை, நடக்கவில்லை அல்லது அனுபவிக்கவில்லை…
असामान्य, असाधारण…
અસામાન્ય, અસાધારણ…
ualmindelig…
ovanlig…
tdk biasa…
ungewöhnlich…
uvanlig…
عجیب, غیر معمولی…
незвичний, рідкісний…
редкий, необычный…
అసాధారణం / తరచుగా కనిపించనిది, జరగనిది లేదా అనుభవించనిది…
غَير مَألوف…
বিরল…
vzácný…
langka…
ที่พบได้น้อย…
bất thường, hiếm thấy…
rzadki, niezwykły…
드문…
insolito, raro…
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