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Definition of unwritten adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unwritten

adjective
 
/ˌʌnˈrɪtn/
 
/ˌʌnˈrɪtn/
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  1. unwritten law, rule, agreement, etc. a law, etc. that everyone knows about and accepts even though it has not been made official
    • an unwritten understanding that nobody leaves before five o’clock
  2. (of a book, etc.) not yet written
    • The photographs were to be included in his as yet unwritten autobiography.
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