unwritten

[uhn-rit-n] Origin

un·writ·ten

[uhn-rit-n]
adjective
1.
not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.
2.
not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement.
3.
containing no writing; blank.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English unwriten; see un-1, written


1. implicit, understood, tacit, inferred.


1. specified, stipulated, designated.

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Unwritten is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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unwritten (ʌnˈrɪtən)
 
adj
1.  not printed or in writing
2.  effective only through custom; traditional
3.  without writing upon it

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unwritten
mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + pp. of write. Cf. O.E. unwriten, O.N. uritinn.
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