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unknown

/ʌnˈnəʊn/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To undo the process of knowing, to lose knowledge of something.
  2. A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
  3. Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
  4. A person of no identity; a nonentity
  5. (sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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