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un⋅marked

  [uhn-mahrkt]
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–adjective
1. not marked.
2. Linguistics.
a. characterized by the absence of a distinctive phonological feature, as (p), which, in contrast to (b), lacks the distinctive feature of voicing.
b. characterized by the absence of a grammatical marker, as the singular in English in contrast to the plural, which is typically marked by an -s ending.
c. neutral with regard to an element of meaning specified by a semantically related item.
d. occurring more typically than an alternative form. Compare marked (def. 4).
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see un- 1 , marked
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un·marked   (ŭn-märkt')   
adj.  

  1. Not bearing an identifying mark: an unmarked police car; unmarked merchandise.

  2. Not observed or noticed.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unmarked 
c.1400, "having been given no mark," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of mark (v.). Cf. O.N. umarkaðr. Meaning "not noticed or observed" is recorded from 1533.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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