unwritten

[ uhn-rit-n ]
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adjective
  1. not actually formulated or expressed; customary; traditional.

  2. not written; not put in writing or print; oral: an unwritten agreement.

  1. containing no writing; blank.

Origin of unwritten

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English unwriten; see un-1, written

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1 specified, stipulated, designated
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unwritten

/ (ʌnˈrɪtən) /


adjective
  1. not printed or in writing

  2. effective only through custom; traditional

  1. without writing upon it

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