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un⋅heard

  [uhn-hurd]
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–adjective
1. not heard; not perceived by the ear.
2. not given a hearing or audience.
3. Archaic. unheard-of.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME unherd. See un- 1 , heard
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un·heard   (ŭn-hûrd')   
adj.  

  1. Not heard: unheard pleas for help.

  2. Not given a hearing; not listened to: unheard objections.

  3. Archaic Not heard of; obscure.

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Word Origin & History

unheard 
c.1300 "not detected by sense of hearing," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of hear. Meaning "unknown, new" is attested from c.1375 (O.E. had ungehered in this sense). Usually with of since 1592. Cf. O.N. oheyrðr, Dan. uhørt, M.Du. ongehoort, O.H.G. ungehoret.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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