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n. - Extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered; Extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by a superlative quality.

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  • Adjective, : an uncommon word. ,an uncommon amount of mail
  • Talk about her growing appreciation of the uncommonness of common things.
  • But I am not common, and by cleaving to me and my leadership you bask in the glory of my uncommonness.
  • To the contrary, it is the uncommonness of such mobilization that draws attention and makes the mobilization effective.
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