Unprecedented – Having no earlier parallel

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Pronounced as Un + Press (emphasized) + Uh + Dented {Listen to it here}

Unprecedented = Un (Not) + Precedent-ed.

Precedent is the noun form of Precede which comes from Latin Praecedere meaning to go in front.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• Stock markets around the world rose to unprecedented highs, before the financial meltdown spread its cruel wings.
• The pace at which Swine Flu has spread across the world has been unprecedented in the recent past.

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