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Definition of unwritten - 3 dictionary results

un⋅writ⋅ten

  [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.
3. containing no writing; blank.
Origin:
1325–75; ME unwriten; see un- 1 , written

Synonyms:
1. implicit, understood, tacit, inferred.

Antonyms:
1. specified, stipulated, designated.
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un·writ·ten   (ŭn-rĭt'n)   
adj.  

  1. Not written or recorded: an unwritten agreement between friends.

  2. Having authority based on custom, tradition, or usage rather than documentation: an unwritten law.

  3. Not written on; blank.

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Word Origin & History

unwritten 
1362, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of write. Cf. O.E. unwriten, O.N. uritinn.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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