transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnkɒmən ]
1.
If you describe something as uncommon , you mean that it does not happen often or is not often seen.
Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon...
A 15-year lifespan is not uncommon for a dog.
= unusual
≠ common
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
2.
If you describe a quality, usually a good quality, as uncommon , you mean that it is unusually great in degree or amount. ( LITERARY )
Both are blessed with uncommon ability to fix things...
She read Cecelia’s last letter with uncommon interest.
= unusual
ADJ : ADJ n
• un‧com‧mon‧ly
Mary was uncommonly good at tennis.
ADV : usu ADV adj / adv