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unknown

Syllabification: (un·known)
Pronunciation: /ˌənˈnōn/
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Definition of unknown

adjective

  • not known or familiar:exploration into unknown territory his whereabouts are unknown to his family
  • (of a performer or artist) not well known or famous.

noun

  • an unknown person or thing:she is a relative unknown
  • Mathematics an unknown quantity or variable:find the unknown in the following equations
  • (the unknown) that which is unknown:our fear of the unknown

Phrases

unknown to

without the knowledge of:unknown to Miller, the police had taped their telephone conversation

Derivatives

unknownness

noun

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Definition of unknown in the British & World English dictionary
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