unnamed
pronunciation
How to pronounce unnamed in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈneɪmd]
How to pronounce unnamed in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈneɪmd]
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- Adjective:
- being or having an unknown or unnamed source
Word Origin
- unnamed (adj.)
- c. 1500, "not mentioned by name." from un- (1) "not" + past participle of name (v.). Similar formation in Old Frisian unnamed, Middle Dutch ongenaemt.
Example
- 1. To explain , he referred to an unnamed monty python colleague who rarely produced material that really sang .
- 2. Saturn was previously known to have seven main rings and several faint , unnamed rings .
- 3. The regulator also accused other unnamed traders of making similar purchases .
- 4. The unnamed donor did not express solidarity with the movement 's economic message .
- 5. The paper did not go through the usual peer-review process , in which unnamed experts critique a manuscript before publication .