Unattested

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not supported by attestation; lacking supporting evidence in the form of assurance from an authority.

    "The plural form of this noun must surely have existed in the speech of medieval farmers, although it is unattested in surviving books from the period."

Example

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"The plural form of this noun must surely have existed in the speech of medieval farmers, although it is unattested in surviving books from the period."

Etymology

From un- + attested.

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