UNCOMMON
\ʌnkˈɒmən], \ʌnkˈɒmən], \ʌ_n_k_ˈɒ_m_ə_n]\
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not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "uncommon birds"; "frost and floods are uncommon during these months"; "doing an uncommon amount of business"; "an uncommon liking for money"; "he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability"
By Princeton University
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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