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unwritten

/ unwritten /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
based on custom rather than documentation
"an unwritten law"
"rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence"
Similar:
common-law(p)
Opposites:
written
adjective satellite Sense 2
using speech rather than writing
"an oral tradition"
"an oral agreement"
Similar:
spoken
adjective satellite Sense 3
said or done without having been planned or written in advance
"he made a few ad-lib remarks"
Similar:
unscripted
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
18
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

common-law(p) written spoken unscripted