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unseen

[uhn-seen]

Origin

adjective

not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.

recognized or comprehended without prior study, as a written text or musical score.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English unsene, unsehene; see un-¹, seen

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Unseen is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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World English Dictionary

unseen (ʌnˈsiːn)

—*adj*
1.	not observed or perceived; invisible
2.	(of passages of writing) not previously seen or prepared

—n
3.	chiefly (Brit) a passage, not previously seen, that is presented to students for translation

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Word Origin & History

unseen

early 13c., 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.

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Idioms & Phrases

unseen

see sight unseen.