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   unknown

   /ʌnˈnəʊn/

   adjective

   • 1. not known or familiar: "exploration into unknown territory" Similar undisclosedunrevealedundivulgeduntoldunspecifiedsecretmysteriousdarkhiddenconcealedundeterminedundecidedunresolvedunfixedunestablishedunsettledunsurependingunascertainedundefinedindefiniteinconclusivein the balancein limboup in the airunexploredunchartedunmappeduntravelledundiscoveredvirginremoteexoticoutlandishunidentifiedunnamednamelessanonymousundesignatedincognitomysteriousrare:innominateunfamiliarunheard ofunprecedentednewnovelstrangeexoticobscureunheard oflittle knownunsungminorinsignificantunimportantundistinguishedunrenownedinconsequentiallowlyunhonouredforgottenOpposite knowndecidedfamiliarwell travelledidentifiednamedfamiliarfamouscelebrated
   • ▪ (of a performer or artist) not well known or famous: "unknown artists of the avant-garde"

   noun

   • 1. an unknown person or thing: "she is a relative unknown"
   • ▪ that which is unknown: "our fear of the unknown"
   • ▪ an unknown quantity or variable: "find the unknown in the following equations"

   Derivatives

   • 1. unknownness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unknownUnknown Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 5, 2012 · The meaning of UNKNOWN is not known or not well-known; also : having an unknown value. How to use unknown in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNKNOWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ʌnˈnəʊn / us / ʌnˈnoʊn / C1 [ S ] what is not familiar or known: Racism is in some ways just a fear of the unknown. [ C ] a person, especially a performer or sports player, who is not famous: For her latest film she deliberately chose a cast of unknowns. [ C ] mainly US.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › unknownUNKNOWN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Unknown definition: not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.. See examples of UNKNOWN used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unknownUnknown - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If something is unknown, it's not familiar understood, like the unknown path through the woods you've never explored or your brother's unknown reasons for staying late after school.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNKNOWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Jul 16, 2016 · An unknown person is someone whose name you do not know or whose character you do not know anything about. Unknown thieves had forced their way into the apartment. I could not understand how someone with so many awards could be unknown to me.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › unknownUnknown - definition of unknown by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. not known; not within the range of knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar. 2. not discovered, explored, identified, or ascertained. 3. not widely known; not famous; obscure. n. 4. a person or thing that is unknown.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNKNOWN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   unknown. noun. uk / ʌnˈnəʊn / us. the unknown. things that you have not experienced and know nothing about: It's normal to fear the unknown. [ C ] someone who is not famous: The game was won by a complete unknown.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › unknownUnknown Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Unknown Definition. Not known. Not identified, ascertained, or established. Received flowers from an unknown admirer. Not well known or widely known. An unknown artist. That which is unknown. Investigating the unknown. Something that is not known.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishunknown adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of unknown adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    A person about whom nothing is known; an unknown person. Also with the and plural agreement: unknown people as a class.