unconventional

/ˌʌnkənvˈɛnʃənəl/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

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noun

Something or someone that is unconventional.

"The other two banned titles are The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption, which features a lesbian couple, and Who’s In My Family: All About Our Families, which describes unconventional parental set-ups."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English convention English -al English conventional English unconventional From un- + conventional.

more unconventional (comparative) most unconventional (superlative) unconventionals (plural)

unconventionalism unconventionally unconventionalness

conventional two-dimensional dimensional three-dimensional intentional unintentional

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How do you pronounce unconventional?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnkənvˈɛnʃənəl/.

What does unconventional mean?

Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.

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