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un⋅bid⋅den

  [uhn-bid-n]
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–adjective
1. not ordered or commanded; spontaneous.
2. not asked or summoned; uninvited.
Also, un⋅bid.

Origin:
bef. 1050; ME unbiden, OE unbēden. See un- 1 , bidden
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un·bid·den   (ŭn-bĭd'n)   
adj.  Not invited, asked, or requested; unasked: unbidden guests; comments unbid and unwelcome.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unbidden 
O.E. unbedene, "not asked or invited," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of bid. Cf. M.Du. ongebeden, Ger. ungebeten, O.N. ubeðinn.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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