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    uncommon

    US /ʌnˈkɑ:mən/

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    UK /ʌnˈkɒmən/

    B1
    adj.AdjectiveNot typical; not normal; unusual
    Such warm weather in December is very uncommon for our country

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    How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants

    09:10How Europe Lost Its Tech Giants
    • From my own experience living and working in France, it wasn't uncommon for my friends to get 8 to 9 weeks of vacation a year.

      From my own experience living and working in France, it wasn't uncommon for my friends to get 8 to 9 weeks of vacation a year.

    • it wasn't uncommon my friends to  get 8 to 9 weeks of vacation a year.

      it wasn't uncommon my friends to  get 8 to 9 weeks of vacation a year.

    B1

    What Happened To Etsy?

    12:05What Happened To Etsy?
    • This wasn't uncommon for e-commerce companies.

      This wasn't uncommon for e-commerce companies.

    • It's still not necessarily uncommon for disruptive new startups and things like that.

      It's still not necessarily uncommon for disruptive new startups and things like that.

    B1

    How Levi's Became a Denim Icon

    03:00How Levi's Became a Denim Icon
    • As a phrase, it was uncommon to use until the 1950s.

      As a phrase, it was uncommon to use until the 1950s.

    • the day. Blue jeans, as a phrase, was uncommon to

      the day. Blue jeans, as a phrase, was uncommon to

    B2

    3 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You

    10:543 Jokes That Make People Instantly Like You
    • They are likely to be more insecure about things that are permanent, uncommon, or core to their identity.

      They are likely to be more insecure about things that are permanent, uncommon, or core to their identity.

    • uncommon or core to their identity.

      uncommon or core to their identity.

    B1

    Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma

    09:31Evolution Can't Explain Your Grandma
    • And anyway, older chimps don't really babysit for anyone in their groups, even though this isn't uncommon in other primate species.

      And anyway, older chimps don't really babysit for anyone in their groups, even though this isn't uncommon in other primate species.

    • even though this isn't uncommon in other primate species.

      even though this isn't uncommon in other primate species.

    B2

    Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time

    07:37Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
    • Cuts like this aren't uncommon, but they're definitely not something most filmmakers build a style out of.

      Cuts like this aren't uncommon, but they're definitely not something most filmmakers build a style out of.

    • Cuts like this aren't uncommon, but they're definitely not something

      Cuts like this aren't uncommon, but they're definitely not something

    B1

    Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords

    08:48Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords
    • The only H she pronounces is the one she added in front of the H-free word "ever." Similarly, it's not uncommon to see hyper-correct R adding in R-less dialects of English like those in Australia, South Africa, or regions like where I'm from, New England.

      The only H she pronounces is the one she added in front of the H-free word "ever." Similarly, it's not uncommon to see hyper-correct R adding in R-less dialects of English like those in Australia, South Africa, or regions like where I'm from, New England.

    • Similarly, it's not uncommon to see hypercorrect R adding in R-less dialects of English like those in Australia, South Africa, or regions like where I'm from, New England.

      Similarly, it's not uncommon to see hypercorrect R adding in R-less dialects of English like those in Australia, South Africa, or regions like where I'm from, New England.

    B1

    Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)

    56:24Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
    • and it is not uncommon for the male to become pregnant several times per year with the same female mate.

      and it is not uncommon for the male to become pregnant several times per year with the same female mate.

    • and it is not uncommon for the male to become pregnant

      and it is not uncommon for the male to become pregnant

    C1

    Hermits - 6 Minute English

    06:16Hermits - 6 Minute English
    • But this is very uncommon.

      But this is very uncommon.

    • But this is very uncommon.

      But this is very uncommon.

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • The arms were very long and muscular, the hands the same as if its hold were of uncommon strength.

      The arms were very long and muscular, the hands the same as if its hold were of uncommon strength.

    • as if its hold were of uncommon strength. Its  legs and feet, most delicately formed, were,  

      as if its hold were of uncommon strength. Its  legs and feet, most delicately formed, were,  

    B2