unconventional style

collocation in English

meaningsofunconventionalandstyle

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unconventional
adjective
uk
/ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
different from what is usual or from the way most people ...
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style
noun
uk
/staɪl/us
/staɪl/
a way of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place, ...
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Second, his ballad disrupts the very fabric of the musical scene, introducing a new tonal area, anunconventionalstyleof vocal performance and a series of disruptive sonorities.
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The taxi became a symbol of both his standing as an outsider from the mainland and hisunconventionalstyle.
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She became used to playing a right-handed guitar upside-down, which contributes to herunconventionalstyleof playing.
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Herunconventionalstyle, she says, was also a reaction to the discipline of journalism and the repressive rules it imposes.
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Hisunconventionalstyleof wearing his trousers on the hip, rather than the waist, has become a fashion trend among the youth.
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Upon release, it received a mixed response, due to the album'sunconventionalstyleand revolutionary sound.
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Her disability andunconventionalstyleof dress made her a distinctive figure which was much remarked upon at the time by colleagues and contemporaries.
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Initially they were known for theirunconventionalstyleof singing as well as their experimental blend of different genres of music.
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Her personal,unconventionalstylewas enormously influential.
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Despite herunconventionalstylethe recording proved a success, leading to a number of subsequent releases of cover versions that eventually gained her an international audience.
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The second independent variable 'style of music' is operationalised by different examples of music of conventional and unconventional styles.
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Even if the piece is based on nothing, as its subtitle proclaims, itsunconventionalstylemakes it far more interesting than many other plays that are currently on the boards.
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At the same time, writers remained freer to write in unconventional styles and to treat sensitive subject matter.
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