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un⋅sung

  [uhn-suhng]
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–adjective
1. not sung; not uttered or rendered by singing.
2. not celebrated in song or verse; not praised or acclaimed: the unsung heroes of the war.
Origin:
1375–1425 for def. 1; 1660–70 for def. 2; late ME; see un- 1 , sung
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un·sung   (ŭn-sŭng')   
adj.  

  1. Not honored or praised; uncelebrated: an unsung hero.

  2. Not sung: unsung hymns.

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

unsung 
1422, "not uttered in a song," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of sing. Cf. Ger. ungesungen. Meaning "not celebrated" is recorded from 1667.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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