unusual phenomenon

collocation in English

meaningsofunusualandphenomenon

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unusual
adjective
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/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us
/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/
different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, ...
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phenomenon
noun[C]
uk
/fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nən/us
/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual ...
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(Definition ofunusualandphenomenonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What other typological patterns are there, are combinations of tone and stress possible and what can the study of the unusual phenomena tell us about the nature of speech prosody?
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The question of why this group of verbs, which exhibits many unusual phenomena, is used so normally most of the time is highly significant but rarely addressed in the literature.
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The operation was closed with no proofs of unusual phenomena.
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In it he details a wide range of unusual phenomena.
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Certain unusual phenomena and special circumstances could appear during the determination of the best route through the network.
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However, textinternal script alternation is a highlyunusualphenomenonwhich conflicts both with pragmatic considerations and with standard language ideologies.
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The "pea-souper" which, even in my young days, was a regular institution, is now a ratherunusualphenomenon.
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I believe that to be a not altogetherunusualphenomenon.
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I would not regard anunusualphenomenonof that character as a factor.
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That is not anunusualphenomenonfor this country to indulge in from time to time.
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This is not anunusualphenomenon.
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That is not anunusualphenomenon.
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When a magnet and an electret are near one another, a ratherunusualphenomenonoccurs: while stationary, neither has any effect on one another.
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Anotherunusualphenomenonthat occurred during the 1964 season was rapid degeneration of typhoons.
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This, in itself, remains quite anunusualphenomenonand requires very careful consideration.
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Thisunusualphenomenonis explained by the automatic tendency to perform relational processing on highly interrelated items.
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This phenomenon of females outnumbering males is anunusualphenomenon.
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Thisunusualphenomenonoccurs due to the very fast rate at which the creek flows.
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An eclectic group of scientists and opportunists are descending upon one such artifact at a time when its surrounding environment is extremely dangerous to study anunusualphenomenon.
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