unknown:1
adjectivebefore 12th century{ds||1|a|}
- not known
- not well-known
- having an unknown value
unknown:2
noun
unknown
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14th century{ds||1|a|}
- one that is not known or not well-known; especially : a person who is little known (as to the public)
- a place, situation, or thing that is not known or understood
- something that is not known or not yet discovered
Unknown Soldier
noun
Unknown Soldier
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1920
- an unidentified soldier whose body is selected to receive national honors as a representative of all of the same nation who died in a war and especially in one of the world wars
unknown quantity
noun
unknown quantity
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- someone or something whose abilities or characteristics are not yet known
unknown to
idiom
unknown to
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- without being known about by (someone)
big unknown
noun
big unknown
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- the important thing that everyone would like to know
of unknown origin
idiom
of unknown origin
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- —used to say that the source or cause of something is not known
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