unrecognised
World English Dictionary
unrecognized or unrecognised (ʌnˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪzd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not recognized or identified: hitherto unrecognized planets |
| 2. | not given formal acknowledgment of legal status: the unrecognized Communist Workers' Party |
| unrecognised or unrecognised | |
| —adj | |
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| unrecognised | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not having a secure reputation; "short stories by unrecognized writers" [syn: unrecognized] |
| 2. | not recognized; "he was unrecognized in his disguise" [syn: unrecognized] |
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Unrecognised
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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