not written down, not recorded
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Unwritten Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements.
Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements.
(a.)
Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutContaining no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper.
unwritten
\un*writ"ten\ (?), a.
1. not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten agreements.
2. containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper.
unwritten
doctrines (theol.), such doctrines as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines.
unwritten
law. [cf. l. lex non scripta.] that part of the law of england and of the united states which is not derived from express legislative enactment, or at least from any enactment now extant and in force as such. this law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial decisions. see common law, under common.
unwritten
laws, such laws as have been handed down by tradition or in song. such were the laws of the early nations of europe.
unwritten
adj
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 [ant: written]
2. using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement [syn: oral]
3. said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks" [syn: ad-lib, spontaneous]
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Adjective
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
(antonym) written
(similar) common-law(p)
2. using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
(synonym) oral
(similar) spoken
3. said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks"
(synonym) ad-lib, spontaneous
(similar) unscripted
Unwritten Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Unwritten is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in the UK on 6 September 2004, where it debuted at number one, and in the U.S. on 2 August 2005, where it debuted at number twenty-six. It spawned the singles, "Single", "These Words", "Unwritten", "I Bruise Easily" and "The One That Got Away" (which was only released in North America). The song "Drop Me in the Middle" featured rapper Bizarre of D12 on the international and UK versions of the album, but the U.S. version featured rapper/singer Estelle. In 2006, the album was re-released in North America with new album artwork and a slightly altered track listing.
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