n. The state of being unusual; uncommonness; infrequency; rareness of occurrence; rarity.
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n. uncommonness by virtue of being unusual
Word Usage
"UNIDENTIFIED MALE: When we look at unusual means, what it means to be cruel and unusual, this is exactly the kind of unusualness that raises these serious concerns about the constitutionality of Mr. Kennedy's death sentence."