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Definition of unexpressed - 2 dictionary results

un⋅ex⋅pressed

  [uhn-ik-sprest]
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–adjective
1. not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like: an unexpressed desire.
2. tacit; understood without explicit statement: an unexpressed agreement.
Origin:
1555–65; un- 1 + express + -ed 2
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un·ex·pressed   (ŭn'ĭk-sprěst')   
adj.  

  1. Not stated or conveyed: an unexpressed truth; unexpressed rage.

  2. Genetics Not producing an effect or phenotype: an unexpressed gene; an unexpressed trait.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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