unwritten
English
Etymology
From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.
Adjective
unwritten (not comparable)
- Not written.
- Oral or otherwise communicated without writing.
- Implicit or understood but not formally articulated.
- It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool.
- Containing no writing; blank.
- unwritten paper
Translations
not written
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communicated without writing
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implicit or understood but not formally articulated
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containing no writing; blank
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Verb
unwritten
See also
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms prefixed with un-
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
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- English non-lemma forms
- English verb forms
- English adjectives ending in -en