Unknown

  • 1Unknown — may refer to: * a lack of knowledge * a variable to be solved for in a mathematical equation * an actor or footballer or singer who is not yet famous * John Doe, an unknown person* Unknown unknown, an unanticipated uncertainty in a formal… …

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  • 2unknown — (adj.) c.1300, strange, unfamiliar (of persons, places), from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of KNOW (Cf. know). Cf. O.E. ungecnawen. In ref. to facts, attested from early 14c. The noun meaning unknown person is recorded from 1590s …

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  • 3Unknown — Un*known , a. Not known; not apprehended. {Un*known ness}, n. [R.] Camden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4unknown — index anonymous, blind (concealed), clandestine, covert, defunct, disputable, hidden, inexplicable …

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  • 5unknown — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 place/thing that you know nothing about ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great ▪ What the weather will be like on the day is, as always, the great unknown. VERB + UNKNOWN ▪ explore, face …

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  • 6unknown — [[t]ʌ̱nno͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦♦ unknowns 1) ADJ If something is unknown to you, you have no knowledge of it. An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested... How did you expect us to proceed on such a perilous expedition, through unknown terrain... The… …

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  • 7unknown — un|known1 W2 [ˌʌnˈnəun US ˈnoun] adj, adv 1.) not known about ▪ The murderer s identity remains unknown . ▪ For some unknown reason , Mark quit his job and moved to Greece. ▪ a voyage through unknown territory ▪ An unknown number of people were… …

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  • 8unknown — I UK [ʌnˈnəʊn] / US [ʌnˈnoʊn] adjective ** 1) if something is unknown, people do not know about it or do not know what it is Several hundred people were affected by the previously unknown virus. be unknown to someone: Most of her friends are… …

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  • 9unknown — un|known1 [ ʌn noun ] adjective ** 1. ) if something is unknown, people do not know about it or do not know what it is: Several hundred people were affected by the previously unknown virus. be unknown to someone: Most of her friends are unknown… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10unknown — 1 adjective, adverb 1 not known about: a voyage through unknown territory | The murderer s identity remains unknown. 2 not famous: an unknown artist 3 unknown to sb without someone knowing: Unknown to the general public, peace negotiations were… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English