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unheard of

unheard of is the alternative spelling of unheard-of.

Meaning of unheard-of

Adjective

unheard-of (comparative more unheard-of, superlative most unheard-of)

  1. Previously unknown; unprecedented.
    • He was […] none of your unconscionable blades, requiring impossible chops, and taking unheard-of pickles for granted.1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 10.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 289

Questions about unheard of

What is unheard of the alternative spelling of?
Unheard of is the alternative spelling of unheard-of.

Words near unheard of in the dictionary

  1. unhealthyness
  2. unheaped
  3. unhear
  4. unhearable
  5. unheard
  6. unheard of
  7. unheard-of
  8. unhearing
  9. unhearingly
  10. unhears
  11. unhearse

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