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unconventional
adjective
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/ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/ us

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/ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
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different from what is usual or from the way most people do things:
an unconventional childhood/lifestyle/marriage
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  • unusualThat's an unusual name - where does it come from?
  • uncommonIt's not uncommon (= it is common) for people to become ill when they travel.
  • rareThis is a rare opportunity to visit the building.
  • unconventionalI had a very unconventional childhood.
  • uniqueThis is your chance to own a unique piece of jewellery.
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unconventional | American Dictionary

unconventional
adjective
us

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/ˌʌn·kənˈven·ʃə·nəl/
different from what is usual or from the way most people do things:
He has an unconventional attitude toward work.
(Definition of unconventional from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of unconventional

unconventional
Thus, while controlling for all the significant variables, unconventional behavior did play an important role at a number of developmental stages.
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Moreover, such a prominent position for an abstract figure like a genius seems unconventional.
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Since we use type-variables named s for structure operators, our choice of names for type variables in the following paragraphs may seem slightly unconventional.
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I further hear this textual message of asserted difference and resilience echoed musically in the song's unconventional use of mode.
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He earned coverage by crafting an unconventional, yet politically plausible personality.
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In the end, the solution to the mystery, if it is in the least unconventional, exposes narrowly conventional convictions as partial, as misguided, as insufcient.
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It is capable of producing highly unconventional designs that are perfectly rational, and often better adapted to their purpose than the conventional solution.
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Wilcher shows how individual royalists' methods ranged from the use of unconventional topoi to the employment of genres which they had previously neglected.
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Results showed a decline of open-earedness for unconventional music (classical, ethnic and avant-garde music) from grade 1 to 2 (age: 7-8 years).
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It is found that unconventional lifecourse experiences, particularly with respect to childbearing, associate with more progressive attitudes in late life.
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Other musicians, however, used conventional instruments in unconventional ways to create distorted sounds; what may be called the 'noisification' of music.
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Many regard his unique approach to uncovering the meaning of religion as unconventional and unsystematic.
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The newspapers had lengthy descriptions of the unconventional architecture and its architect.
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As the patient's condition continued to worsen, even true believers began to consider unconventional remedies.
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Although we believe this story captures an important element in many actual crisis episodes, it is admittedly quite unconventional.
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Translations of unconventional

in Chinese (Traditional)
不因循守舊的, 不同尋常的…
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不因循守旧的, 不同寻常的…
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poco convencional, inusual, extraño…
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não convencional…
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型にはまらない, とても変わった…
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toplumsal âdet ve davranışlara uymayan, teamüle aykırı…
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non conventionnel…
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poc convencional…
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غَير تَقليدي…
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nekonvenční…
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ukonventionel…
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tidak konvensional, berbeda…
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ที่ไม่เป็นไปตามแบบแผน…
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trái với thông lệ…
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niekonwencjonalny…
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tidak mengikut kelaziman…
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unkonventionell…
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ukonvensjonell…
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관습에 얽매이지 않는…
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anticonformista, non convenzionale, insolito…
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нетрадиционный, чуждый условностям…
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