The team has enjoyed unprecedented success this year.
This level of growth is unprecedented.
An unprecedented number of students are taking the class.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
prec|e|dent — «noun. PREHS uh duhnt; adjective. prih SEE duhnt, PREHS uh », noun, adjective. –n. 1. an action that may serve as an example or reason for a later action: »Last year s school picnic set a precedent for having one this year. There was no precedent … Useful english dictionary
un|prec´e|dent´ed|ly — un|prec|e|dent|ed «uhn PREHS uh DEHN tihd», adjective. having no precedent; never done before; never known before: »unprecedented devotion to duty. An unprecedented event in history took place in 1961, when a human being traveled for the first… … Useful english dictionary
un|prec|e|dent|ed — «uhn PREHS uh DEHN tihd», adjective. having no precedent; never done before; never known before: »unprecedented devotion to duty. An unprecedented event in history took place in 1961, when a human being traveled for the first time in outer space … Useful english dictionary
prec·e·dent — /ˈprɛsədənt/ noun, pl dents somewhat formal 1 : a similar action or event that happened at an earlier time [count] There are no precedents for these events. [=nothing like these events has ever happened before] [noncount] There isn t any… … Useful english dictionary
dent — dent; dif·fi·dent; dif·fi·dent·ly; dif·fi·dent·ness; ei·dent; ev·i·dent·ly; ev·i·dent·ness; ex·e·dent; fron·dent; im·pu·dent; im·pu·dent·ly; im·pu·dent·ness; in·ci·dent·less; in·ci·dent·ly; in·dent·ed·ly; in·dent·er; in·de·pen·dent·ly;… … English syllables
prec — prec; prec·a·to·ry; prec·e·den·tial; prec·e·dent·less; prec·i·pice; prec·a·tive; un·prec·e·dent·ed·ly; un·prec·e·dent·ed·ness; … English syllables
precedent — prec•e•dent n. [[t]ˈprɛs ɪ dənt[/t]] adj. [[t]prɪˈsid nt, ˈprɛs ɪ dənt[/t]] n. 1) an act or instance that may serve as an example or justification for subsequent situations 2) law a legal decision serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in… … From formal English to slang
precedent — prec|e|dent [ presıdənt ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event: precedent for: There are good precedents for this sort of cooperation between organizations … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
precedentless — prec·e·dent·less … English syllables
pre|ced´ent|ly — prec|e|dent «noun. PREHS uh duhnt; adjective. prih SEE duhnt, PREHS uh », noun, adjective. –n. 1. an action that may serve as an example or reason for a later action: »Last year s school picnic set a precedent for having one this year. There was… … Useful english dictionary
