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unwritten

unw·rit·ten

US/ʌˈnrɪtʌn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

based on custom rather than documentation

  • “an unwritten law”
  • “rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times” J.L.T.C.Spence
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2.

using speech rather than writing

  • “an oral tradition”
  • “an oral agreement”
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3.

said or done without having been planned or written in advance

  • “he made a few ad-lib remarks”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • unwritten rule

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