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unsung

[uhn-suhng]

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adjective

not sung; not uttered or rendered by singing.

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 Middle English; see un-¹, sung

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unsung (ʌnˈsʌŋ)

—*adj*
1.	not acclaimed or honoured: unsung deeds
2.	not yet sung

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unsung

1422, "not uttered in a song," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of sing. Cf. Ger. ungesungen. Meaning "not celebrated" is recorded from 1667.

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"The momentary charge at Balaklava, in obedience to a blundering command, proving what a perfect machine the soldier is, has, properly enough, been celebrated by a poet laureate; but the steady, and for the most part successful, charge of this man, for some years, against the legions of Slavery, in obedience to an infinitely higher command, is as much more memorable than that as an intelligent and conscientious man is superior to a machine. Do you think that that will go unsung?"

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