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Unwritten

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not written. not-comparable

    "The most important rule is unwritten but not unspoken. It is the rule of pronounceability. Sure, xzyqt looks grand, but how do you say it?"

  2. 2
    Oral or otherwise communicated without writing. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Implicit or understood but not formally articulated. not-comparable

    "It's an unwritten rule that you lock the gate when you leave the swimming pool."

  4. 4
    Containing no writing; blank. not-comparable

    "unwritten paper"

Adjective
  1. 1
    said or done without having been planned or written in advance wordnet
  2. 2
    using speech rather than writing wordnet
  3. 3
    based on custom rather than documentation wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of unwrite form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.

Etymology 2

From Middle English unwriten, from Old English unwriten, unġewriten (“unwritten”), equivalent to un- + written.

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