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UNWRITTEN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Said or done without having been planned or written in advance
Example:
he made a few ad-lib remarks
Synonyms:
ad-lib; spontaneous; unwritten
Classified under:
Similar:
unscripted (not furnished with or using a script)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Using speech rather than writing
Example:
an oral agreement
Synonyms:
oral; unwritten
Classified under:
Similar:
spoken (uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Based on custom rather than documentation
Example:
rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
common-law (based on common law)
Antonym:
written (systematically collected and written down)
