🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

inhabituel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.a.bi.tɥɛl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unusual/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il fait un froid inhabituel pour la saison."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not common, ordinary, or usual; remarkable or striking in some way.

    "She has an unusual talent for painting intricate miniature portraits."
  2. 2

    Different from what is normally expected or experienced in a given situation.

    "The city experienced an unusual amount of rainfall this winter."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, formed from the prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'usual', originating from the Latin 'usualis', from 'usus' (use). Over centuries, it evolved to describe anything out of the ordinary course of nature, common experience, or standard expectation.

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