Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being unfamiliar; want of familiarity.
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- noun
Lack offamiliarity ;ignorance orinexperience .
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- noun unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
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Examples
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But it reveals a certain unfamiliarity with the details of District life:
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It may well be that the perception of difficulty here merely reflects unfamiliarity, which is likely true of quite a few of the features often cited as leading to difficulty.
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Quasartupilussuusinnaavoq! 2010
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He cheerily called his unfamiliarity with sports "my disgrace" when questioned on the subject by reporters at the weekend.
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He cheerily called his unfamiliarity with sports "my disgrace" when questioned on the subject by reporters at the weekend.
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Ahmedabad, December 13: With just three days left for the final phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls, the spat between Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi grew ugly Wednesday night, after the Chief Minister publicly taunted the Prime Minister for his 'unfamiliarity' among the masses.
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New long snapper adds to training camp of 'unfamiliarity' for Redskins special teams
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Perhaps it's simply that "unfamiliarity" that causes some to doubt its authenticity.
Catholic Exchange 2009
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Some women are more turned on by the idea of unfamiliarity, of sex with strangers (thus lesbian bed death); others find their desire dictated by intimacy and emotional connection (hence the women who are
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Some women are more turned on by the idea of unfamiliarity, of sex with strangers (thus lesbian bed death); others find their desire dictated by intimacy and emotional connection (hence the women who are
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I can't really comment on it at the moment, and I don't think it would be fair to, either - not until I can see it on my own TV set, so I'm not misjudging it (even slightly) because of unfamiliarity with the TV I'm looking at. filmbuffrich
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