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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; ME unwriten; see un- 1 , written


1. implicit, understood, tacit, inferred.


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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