unidentified
//ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd//
informalDefinitions
1.Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.
- The U.S. and Canada are investigating three unidentified flying objects shot down over North America in the past three days. Militaries have adjusted radars to try to spot more incursions.
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Common· #1886
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- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English identified
English unidentified
From un- + identified.