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- pronunciation:
- uhn
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adjective |
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If something is unfamiliar, it's something that you have not seen or heard before, or that you have had little contact with before.
Most of the people at the party were unfamiliar to Mr. Martin. He only knew one or two people.Elena's grandmother doesn't like to drive on unfamiliar roads at night.The dessert was unfamiliar to Duane, but when he tasted it, he really liked it.- antonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- foreign, new, strange
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fresh, unusual |
| derivations: |
unfamiliarly (adv.), unfamiliarity (n.) |
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