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You use strange to say that something is unfamiliar or unexpected in a way that makes you puzzled, uneasy, or afraid. The strange thing was that she didn’t remember anything about the evening. It was strange to hear her voice again. If you just want to say that something is not common, you use unusual, not ‘strange’. It is unusual for such a small hotel to have a restaurant. He was an unusual man with great business talents. Rarely occurring or appearing:infrequent, occasional, rare, scarce, sporadic, uncommon.

Not usual or ordinary:atypic, atypical, novel, unconventional, unordinary, unwonted. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary:exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon. 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Il est rare qu’il neige à cette époque de l’année. Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster’s page for free fun content.

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