adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ʌnˈpɹɛsɪdɛntɪd/
Australian, Ireland:/ʌnˈpɹiːsədɛntəd/
Australian, Ireland:/-pɹɛs-/
New-Zealand:/ʌnˈpɹesədentəd/
New-Zealand:/-pɹiː-/
New-Zealand:/-pɹɛs-/
New-Zealand:/-tɘd/
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adj
Meaning 1
Never before seen, done, or experienced; without precedent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
having no precedent; novel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unprecedented expansion in population and industry
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: precedented
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English precedent Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English unprecedented From un- + precedent + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
غَيْر مَسْبُوق
(ḡayr masbūq)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Belarusian:
беспрэцэдэ́нтны
(bjesprecedéntny)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Bengali:
অপূর্ব
(opurbo)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Bulgarian:
безпрецеде́нтен
(bezprecedénten)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Chinese Mandarin:
空前的
(kōngqián de)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Chinese Mandarin:
前所未有
(qiánsuǒwèiyǒu)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Chinese Mandarin:
史無前例 /史无前例
(shǐwúqiánlì)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Czech:
bezpříkladný
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Czech:
bezprecedentní
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Dutch:
zonder precedent
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Dutch:
ongekend
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Dutch:
onuitgegeven
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Esperanto:
senprecedenca
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Finnish:
ennennäkemätön
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Finnish:
ennen kokematon
— never before seen or done, without precedent
French:
sans précédent
— never before seen or done, without precedent
French:
inédit
— never before seen or done, without precedent
French:
inouï
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Georgian:
უპრეცედენტო
(uṗrecedenṭo)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Georgian:
უმაგალითო
(umagalito)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
German:
beispiellos
— never before seen or done, without precedent
German:
nie da gewesen
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Greek:
άνευ προηγουμένου
(ánef proïgouménou)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Hebrew:
חֲסַר תַּקְדִּים
(khasár takdím)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Hindi:
अपूर्वता
(apūrvatā)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Hungarian:
példa nélkül álló
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Hungarian:
példátlan
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Hungarian:
példa nélküli
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Italian:
senza precedenti
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Japanese:
前例のない
(zenren-no nai)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Japanese:
空前
(kūzen)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Korean:
전례없는
(jeollyeeomneun)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Latin:
inaudītus
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Lithuanian:
negirdėtas
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Norwegian Bokmål:
uovertruffen
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Norwegian Bokmål:
uten sidestykke
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Old English:
unfōrescēawod
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Persian:
بیسابقه
(bi-sâbeqe)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Polish:
bezprecedensowy
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Portuguese:
sem precedentes
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Portuguese:
inaudito
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Russian:
беспрецеде́нтный
(besprecedéntnyj)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Spanish:
sin precedente[s]
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Spanish:
inaudito
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Spanish:
inédito
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Swedish:
exempellös
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Swedish:
oöverträffad
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Swedish:
makalös
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Swedish:
utan motstycke
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Swedish:
utan like
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Turkish:
emsali olmayan
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Turkish:
emsalsiz
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Turkish:
eşi benzeri görülmemiş
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Turkish:
eşi görülmemiş
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Turkish:
görülmemiş
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Ukrainian:
безпрецеде́нтний
(bezprecedéntnyj)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Ukrainian:
небува́лий
(nebuvályj)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Ukrainian:
безпри́кладний
(bezprýkladnyj)
— never before seen or done, without precedent
Zazaki:
bêemsal
— never before seen or done, without precedent