undefined

[ uhn-di-fahynd ]
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adjective
  1. without fixed limits; indefinite in form, extent, or application: undefined authority; undefined feelings of sadness.

  2. not given meaning or significance, as by a definition; not defined or explained: an undefined term.

Origin of undefined

1
First recorded in 1605–15; un-1 + define + -ed2

Other words from undefined

  • un·de·fin·ed·ly [uhn-di-fahy-nid-lee, -fahynd-], /ˌʌn dɪˈfaɪ nɪd li, -ˈfaɪnd-/, adverb
  • un·de·fin·ed·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for undefined

undefined

/ (ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd) /


adjective
  1. not defined or made clear: the job has remained undefined

Derived forms of undefined

  • undefinable, adjective

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