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un⋅seen

  [uhn-seen]
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–adjective
1. not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
2. recognized or comprehended without prior study, as a written text or musical score.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME unsene, unsehene; see un- 1 , seen
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un·seen   (ŭn-sēn')   
adj.  

  1. Not directly evident; invisible.

  2. Not previously read or studied: an unseen translation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

unseen 
c.1225, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of see (v.). Cf. O.E. ungesewen, M.Du. ongesien, Du. ongezien, O.H.G. ungesëhan, Ger. ungesehen, O.N. usenn.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

unseen

see sight unseen.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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