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un⋅read

  [uhn-red]
Use unread in a Sentence
–adjective
1. not read, as a letter or newspaper.
2. lacking in knowledge gained by reading; having read little or nothing: She was intelligent but unread.
3. having little knowledge of a specific field: a brilliant chemist unread in biology.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME unred. See un- 1 , read 2
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un·read   (ŭn-rěd')   
adj.  

  1. Not read, studied, or perused: a book that is yet unread.

    1. Having read little; lacking in knowledge acquired by reading.

    2. Not versed in a specified subject: unread in anthropology.

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