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STRANGENESS

\stɹˈe͡ɪnd͡ʒnəs], \stɹˈe‍ɪnd‍ʒnəs], \s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_dʒ_n_ə_s]\

Definitions of STRANGENESS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The condition of being strange; reserve; coldness; the power of exciting surprise.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Condition of being strange; -distance in behaviour ; reserve ; coldness ; - uncouthness ; - alienation of mind : estrangement ;- the power of exciting surprise and wonder ; wonderfulness.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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